Saint-Pons-de-Thomières explained

Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (Hérault).svg
Arrondissement:Béziers
Canton:Saint-Pons-de-Thomières
Insee:34284
Postal Code:34220
Mayor:André Arrouche[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.4894°N 2.7608°W
Elevation M:301
Elevation Min M:273
Elevation Max M:1026
Area Km2:40.99

Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ pɔ̃s də tɔmjɛʁ/; Languedocien: Sant Ponç de Tomièiras) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

History

It is named after its patron saint, Saint Pontius of Cimiez (Pons de Cimiez in French), martyr under Emperor Valerian, who is venerated throughout the diocese of Montpellier.

The Abbey of St-Pons was founded in 936 by Raymond, Count of Toulouse, who brought to it the monks of Saint Gerald of Aurillac.

By a papal bull of 18 February 1318, Pope John XXII raised the abbey to an episcopal see.

A Brief of 16 June 1877 authorized the bishops of Montpellier to call themselves bishops of Montpellier, Béziers, Agde, Lodève, and Saint-Pons, in memory of the different dioceses united in the present Diocese of Montpellier.

Population

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.