LC control no. | n 82010942 |
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Geographic heading | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières (France) |
See also | Saint-Pons (France) |
Found in | Passet, C. La Passion de Pons de Cimiez, 1977 (xx-ref.) t.p. (Saint-Pons) BGN, 1964 (Saint-Pons, ppl, 43°29ʹN, 2°46ʹE, Hérault dept.; formerly Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) Saint-Pons regional tourism office WWW pages, Sept. 6, 2006: patrimoine historique (village of Thomières grew up on the right bank of the Jaur; an abbey was founded in 936 on the opposite bank and a new city, Saint-Pons, grew up there. Around the 17th century the two towns united, taking the name of Saint Pons de Thomières) Paroisses et communes de France. Hérault, 1989: p. 419 (entry for Saint-Pons-de-Thomières: variants: Thomières (ép. rév.), Saint-Pons; by decree of June 11, 1979, Saint-Pons reverted to the name Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) Columbia gazetteer of the world online, accessed Sept. 6, 2006 (Saint-Pons-de-Thomières) |