Currently, pesticides massively used in agricultural areas end up in watercourses, since they are usually final receptacles of organic contamination. A large number of ponds occurred in agricultural catchments, but their role regarding pesticides behaviour, is still poorly investigated. The Pestipond project aims to fill this gap, particularly considering the Bassioué pond, which is located in the carbonated agricultural upper sub-catchment of the Auradé critical zone observatory (Gers, France), with a wheat/sunflower crop rotation and a steep slope. Our current objective was to understand (i) how and where pesticides are stored in the sediments, and (ii) the relationship with the characteristics of sediments, supposed to be highly involved in the storage and degradation of pesticides. A regular quadrat of cores (#20cm) was sampled at autumn 2019 and summer 2020. A set of pesticide molecules was quantified as well as sediment texture, and organic carbon and nitrogen content. The results highlighted that sediment texture varied between upstream and downstream of the pond, as did the spatial distribution of pesticides, which was partly controlled by their physicochemical properties. More hydrophilic pesticides had more affinity with the finest fractions of the sediments. This study also highlights the difference in storage of these molecules according to depth. In particular, boscalid (logKOW=3) was found in greater quantities in the deepest samples, in relation with increasing coarse silt content. Finally, a seasonal effect is also observed on pesticide levels. This work provides new knowledge on the role of ponds in pesticide storage, dissipation and transfer downstream.