Title: Pontarlier Content: Pontarlier is a French commune in the Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche- Comté region, in eastern France near the border with Switzerland. It is a subprefecture in the department and is also the capital of the arrrondissement of Pontarlier. Pontarlier is the third commune of the department by its population, after Besançon and Montbéliard. ==Geography== The city of Pontarlier is in the west of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in the southwestern part of the Doubs department. The commune of Pontarlier has an area of . The city is on a plateau and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The Doubs river flows through the city.  The city of Pontarlier is surrounded by the communes: ===Climate=== The Köppen climate classification type for Pontarlier is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb. ==Population== The inhabitants of Pontarlier are known, in French, as Pontissaliens (women: Pontissaliennes). With a population of 17,413, Pontarlier has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Pontarlier Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:20000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 16442 bar:1975 from:0 till: 17983 bar:1982 from:0 till: 17781 bar:1990 from:0 till: 18104 bar:1999 from:0 till: 18360 bar:2006 from:0 till: 18778 bar:2011 from:0 till: 17998 bar:2014 from:0 till: 17413 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 16442 fontsize:S text: 16,442 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 17983 fontsize:S text: 17,983 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 17781 fontsize:S text: 17,781 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 18104 fontsize:S text: 18,104 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 18360 fontsize:S text: 18,360 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 18778 fontsize:S text: 18,778 shift:(-15,5) bar:2011 at: 17998 fontsize:S text: 17,998 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 17413 fontsize:S text: 17,413 shift:(-15,5) == Administration == Pontarlier is a subprefecture of the Doubs department, the capital of the arrondissement of Pontarlier and the administrative centre  of the canton Pontarlier formed by 10 communes, including Pontarlier, with 26,699 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Pontarlier . === Twinned and partner towns === Pontarlier is twinned with: * Villingen- Schwenningen, Germany, since 1964; * Zarautz, Spain, since 1994; * Yverdon- les-Bains, Switzerland, since 2003. ==Places of interest== Some interesting places in Montbéliard are: * The Château de Sandon. * Porte Saint-Pierre and Triumphal Arch (18th century). * The Saint-Bénigne de Pontarlier church. * The Fort de Joux castle. == Gallery == File:Porte Saint Pierre, vue de l'intérieur de la cité.jpg|Porte Saint-Pierre. File:Pontarlier - Église Saint- Bénigne 1.jpg|Saint-Bénigne church. File:Demeure de Sandon - img 41660.jpg|The Château de Sandon. File:Pontarlier2.jpg|The city hall of Pontarlier. File:Pontarlier5.jpg|Rue de la République, Pontarlier. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Pontarlier * Communes of the Doubs department