It was a private town, administratively located in the Kościan County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.

[3] During the invasion of Poland, which started World War II, German troops entered the town on 6 September 1939.

[5] It was one of many massacres of Poles committed by Germany on 20–23 October 1939 across the region in attempt to pacify and terrorize the Polish population.

Since late 19th century there is an active volunteer fire department called Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna Poniec as well as old police station used by Policja.

In addition to the many awards regularly won by the orchestra at national festivals, it is worth mentioning the two greatest International successes.

The band, although initially entered into the basic category, was moved to the advanced group at the jury's request and received very high marks from each of the jurors; out of 100 possible points, the orchestra scored 86.17, which qualified it for the gold medal.

The annual, several-day event is organized under the name "Operacja Poniec" (Operation Poniec) consists of a parade around the market square, the camp area open to visitors, with dioramas and reenactors' camps located in the City Park, outdoor cinema and historical battle reenactments.

The town's most notable sports club is Piast Poniec with football, volleyball, table tennis and futsal sections.