Ponteilla

Ponteilla Pontellà
Commune
Vineyards and the village of Ponteilla
Coat of arms
Location of Ponteilla
Ponteilla Location within France Ponteilla Location within Occitanie
Coordinates: 42°37′38″N 2°48′55″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Perpignan
Canton	Les Aspres
Intercommunality	Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Dadies
Area 1	13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	3,101
• Density	225.0/km2 (582.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66145 /66300
Elevation	52–153 m (171–502 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ponteilla (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tɛja] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Pontellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Ponteilla is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Ponteilla and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,107	—
1975	1,082	−0.33%
1982	1,182	+1.27%
1990	1,521	+3.20%
1999	1,827	+2.06%
2007	2,642	+4.72%
2012	2,798	+1.15%
2017	2,738	−0.43%
2023	3,101	+2.10%
Source: INSEE

Sites of interest

• Jardin exotique de Ponteilla

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department