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Pons
The Castle of the Sires of Pons
Information
Country	France
Region	New Aquitaine
Watercourse	Seugne
Area	27,63 km²
Population	4 238 hab. (2011)
Density	153,38 inhab./km²
Postal code	17800
Telephone prefix	33 5
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
45 ° 34 ′ 52 ″ N 0 ° 32 ′ 49 ″ W
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Pons is a city of Charente Maritime, in the South West of France.

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Camped on a rocky eminence dominating the valley of the Seugne, this medieval city is one of the main agglomerations of the south of the department.

Seat of an important seigneury under the Ancien Régime, it retains a 17th century castle from this prestigious past.^e century and especially a 12th century keep^e century. His hospice for pilgrims, which relieved the poor and "Jacquets" on their way to Santiago de Compostela, has been classified as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.

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Around

• 45.4466-0.43361 Jonzac (in the "country of Haute-Saintonge") – spa resort and flowered village. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 45.6958-0.32912 Cognac (in Charente) – on the GR4 going from Royan to Grasse (last update Feb. 2018)
• 45.7452-0.63443 Saintes  – Saint-Eutrope Church  (last update Feb. 2018)