Pont-sur-Sambre

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pont-sur-Sambre

(2020–2026) Michel Détrait^[1]Area

11.33 km² (4.37 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,410 • Density210/km² (550/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59467 /59138

Elevation122–166 m (400–545 ft)
(avg. 143 m or 469 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-sur-Sambre (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ syʁ sɑ̃bʁ], literally Bridge on Sambre) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,716	—
1975	2,749	+0.17%
1982	2,595	−0.82%
1990	2,443	−0.75%
1999	2,564	+0.54%
2007	2,604	+0.19%
2012	2,519	−0.66%
2017	2,541	+0.17%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Pont-sur-Sambre are blazoned :

Azure, a lion Or maintaining a key argent. (Dourlers, Pont-sur-Sambre and Rainsars use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE