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Pons in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 5,111 inhabitants is a town in France - some 264 mi or ( 425 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Pons is now 05:23 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Thenac, Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan, Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge, Poitiers, and Périgueux. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Thenac . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Pons ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Stray Cats of France.
This video is part of our website - www.feline-heaven.com - which promotes our petition in Charente Maritime, France, regarding the neutering of stray and feral domestic cats using "Trap Neuter Releas ..
Charente Maritime : Clion - Octobre 2011 .wmv
Clion - Octobre 2011 Blog sur les Charentes : alrom-niverno.blogspot.com ..
Sortie quad du 24 avril 2011
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Interesting facts about this location
Antenne
The Antenne is a 48.3 km long river in the Charente-Maritime département, in southwestern France. Its source is in the commune of Fontaine-Chalendray.
Located at 45.68 -0.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Sainte-Marie-des-Dames
The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames (French: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes) was the first Benedictine abbey for women in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou. One of its abbesses was Agnès de Barbezieux (1134-1174), whose relative, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a generous donor to the abbey. Madame de Montespan was educated here. It is located next to the town's Arch of Germanicus and was classified a monument historique in 1948.
Located at 45.74 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Saintes Cathedral
Saintes Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes) is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, in Saintes. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Saintes, abolished under the Concordat of 1801, when its territory was reallocated, mostly to the Diocese of La Rochelle. The previous cathedral was built here in the 12th century. Little remains of this building apart from a Romanesque arm and the crossing of the transept. The cloisters date from the 13th century.
Located at 45.74 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Arch of Germanicus
There was also an Arch of Drusus and Germanicus, made up of two arches built in 19 in honour of Nero Claudius Drusus and Germanicus either side of the Temple of Mars Ultor in the Forum of Augustus, in honour of their German campaigns. The Arch of Germanicus is an ancient Roman arch in Saintes, Charente-Maritime in France. It was built in 18 or 19 by a rich citizen of the town (then known as Mediolanum Santonum), C.
Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Gare de Saintes
Gare de Saintes is a railway station serving the town Saintes, Charente-Maritime department, western France.
Located at 45.75 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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