Pomas
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Location of Pomas  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Limoux |
| Canton | Saint-Hilaire |
| Intercommunality | Limouxin et Saint-Hilairois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Serrus |
| Area 1 | 10.15 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 743 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11293 /11250 |
| Elevation | 136–347 m (446–1,138 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pomas is a commune in the Aude department in Languedoc-Roussillon southern France. It is located 4km north west of St Hilaire, 15km south of Carcassonne, 100km south east of Toulouse.
Facilities
Pomas has small, single track railway station, on the Carcassonne - Rivesaltes railway line, between Verzeille and Limoux.
Its shops include a bakery, a specialist local wine shop, and a tobacconist. It has a small private museum specialising in exotic shells. [1]
There are attractive walking routes in the hills around Pomas. [2]
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 480 | 501 | 488 | 491 | 570 | 645 | 743 |
See also
References
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