Ponts | |
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Municipality | |
Romanesque art in Sant Pere Church in Ponts
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Location in Catalonia | |
Coordinates: 41°54′53.28″N 1°11′6.00″E / 41.9148000°N 1.1850000°E | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Catalonia |
Province | Lleida |
Comarca | Noguera |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francisco Garcia Cañadas (2015) |
Area | |
• Total | 30.5 km2 (11.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 363 m (1,191 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 2,701 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Pontsicans |
Postal code | 25740 |
Website | www |
Ponts is a municipality and a town in the comarca of the Noguera in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Segre river near its confluence with the Llobregós river and at the point where the routes from Calaf (currently the C-1412 road) and Cervera (currently the L-313 road) meet the route from Lleida to La Seu d'Urgell (currently the C-1313 road).
Economy is based on agriculture (cereals, olives, vine, potato, sunflowers) and animal husbandry (domestic sheep, pigs, birds). The industry sector comprises food processing and textiles.