Pontenx-les-Forges

Pontenx-les-Forges
Church of Saint-Martin
Location of Pontenx-les-Forges
Pontenx-les-Forges
Pontenx-les-Forges
Coordinates: 44°14′30″N 1°07′13″W / 44.2417°N 1.1203°W / 44.2417; -1.1203
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonCôte d'Argent
IntercommunalityMimizan
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Henri-Jean Thébault
Area
1
80.62 km2 (31.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,737
  Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40229 /40200
Elevation9–56 m (30–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontenx-les-Forges (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tɛ̃ks le fɔʁʒ]; Occitan: Pontens) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.