bridge () makes this an example of canting arms. Demographics Pontenet had a population (as of 2013) of 217. , 9.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2001-2011) the population has changed at a rate of 3.3%. Migration accounted for 2.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 0%. Most of the population () speaks French (170 or 89.5%) as their first language, German is the second most common (18 or 9.5%) and Italian is the third (1 or 0.5%). , the population was 51.7% male and 48.3% female. The population was made up of 94 Swiss men (45.0% of the population) and 14 (6.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 95 Swiss women (45.5%) and 6 (2.9%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 53 or about 27.9% were born in Pontenet and lived there in 2000. There were 79 or 41.6% who were born in the same canton, while 37 or 19.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 15 or 7.9% were born outside of Switzerland. , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 19%. , there were 73 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 100 married individuals, 9 widows or widowers and 8 individuals who are divorced. , there were 26 households that consist of only one person and 6 households with five or more people. , a total of 77 apartments (79.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 14 apartments (14.4%) were seasonally occupied and 6 apartments (6.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.8 new units per 1000 residents. In 2011, single family homes made up 65.4% of the total housing in the municipality. The historical population is given in the following chart: Politics In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Social Democratic Party (SP) which received 32.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Swiss People's Party (SVP) (26.2%), another local party (7.9%) and the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) (6.4%). In the federal election, a total of 85 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 55.2%. Economy , Pontenet had an unemployment rate of 1.28%. , there were a total of 42 people employed in the municipality.