Ondres

Ondres
Commune
Town hall
Location of Ondres
Ondres Ondres
Coordinates: 43°33′42″N 1°26′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Seignanx
Intercommunality	Seignanx
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eva Belin
Area 1	15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)	6,194
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40209 /40440
Elevation	3–53 m (9.8–173.9 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ondres (French pronunciation: [ɔ̃dʁ]; Occitan: Olas) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is only two miles from the nearest beach (Ondres plage), which is well known for being a good surfing spot.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 450 —     1800 554 +3.01% 1806 613 +1.70% 1821 739 +1.25% 1831 1,003 +3.10% 1836 1,026 +0.45% 1841 1,047 +0.41% 1846 1,037 −0.19% 1851 1,069 +0.61% 1856 1,169 +1.80% 1861 1,228 +0.99% 1866 1,302 +1.18% 1872 1,207 −1.25% 1876 1,208 +0.02% 1881 1,218 +0.17% 1886 1,309 +1.45% 1891 1,347 +0.57% 1896 1,335 −0.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,331 −0.06% 1906 1,402 +1.04% 1911 1,414 +0.17% 1921 1,256 −1.18% 1926 1,265 +0.14% 1931 1,246 −0.30% 1936 1,227 −0.31% 1946 1,429 +1.54% 1954 1,278 −1.39% 1962 1,419 +1.32% 1968 1,523 +1.19% 1975 2,073 +4.50% 1982 2,704 +3.87% 1990 3,100 +1.72% 1999 3,650 +1.83% 2007 4,328 +2.15% 2012 4,707 +1.69% 2017 5,358 +2.62%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Culture

Ondres is the home town of architectural drafter and painter Dominique Duplantier, graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris, who draws the traditional habitats as well as landscapes, of the Basque Country and southwest France. He is the father of Joe and Mario of the heavy metal band Gojira, and of the photographer Gabrielle Duplantier.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department