Pontavert

Pontavert
Commune
Town hall
Location of Pontavert
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Coordinates: 49°24′28″N 3°49′15″E / 49.4078°N 3.8208°E / 49.4078; 3.8208
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Villeneuve-sur-Aisne
Intercommunality	Champagne Picarde
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Angélique Dewulf[1]
Area ^1	13.37 km^2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	605
• Density	45.3/km^2 (117/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02613 /02160
Elevation	47–120 m (154–394 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontavert (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tavɛʁ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	268	—
1975	282	+0.73%
1982	296	+0.69%
1990	416	+4.35%
1999	444	+0.73%
2007	608	+4.01%
2012	590	−0.60%
2017	610	+0.67%
2023	605	−0.14%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department
• List of medieval bridges in France

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE