Ondres

Ondres
Ondres
Commune
	Town hall
	Location of Ondres
	Ondres Location within France Ondres Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
	Coordinates: 43°33′42″N 1°26′54″W / 43.5617°N 1.4483°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)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Highest elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Lowest elevation	3 m (9.8 ft)
Population (2023)	6,533
• Density	431.8/km2 (1,118/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40209 /40440
	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 pronunciation: [ˈunðres]) 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%
1901	1,331	−0.06%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2023	6,533	+3.36%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Culture

Ondres is the home town of architectural drafter and painter Dominique Duplantier, who graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris. Duplantier draws landscapes and traditional homes 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.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ondres, EHESS (in French).
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
↑ de Miller-La Cerda, Anne (6 September 2018). "Avec la publication de son dernier livre, Dominique Duplantier jette l'ancre à Saint-Jean-de-Luz" [With the publication of his latest book, Dominique Duplantier drops anchor in Saint-Jean-de-Luz]. BasKulture (in French). Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
1 2 Penin, Pierre (18 May 2012). "Il s'est 'encré' à Bayonne" [He is 'inked' (play of word with 'ancré'/'anchored') in Bayonne]. Sud Ouest (in French). Ondres. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2021.