Carcans
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Carcans | |
Coordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°WCoordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Sabarot |
Area 1 | 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 2,415 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33097 /33121 |
Elevation | 0–65 m (0–213 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Carcans (French pronunciation: [kaʁkɑ̃]; Occitan: Carcan, [kaɾˈka]), also known as Carcans-Maubuisson (pronounced [kaʁkɑ̃ mobɥisɔ̃]), is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Carcans is a member of the Community of Municipalities Médoc's Lakes which includes the municipalities of Lacanau, Carcans, and Hourtin.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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- Official site
- Official website of the tourist office Médoc Océan
- Facebook tourist office Médoc Océan
- Youtube channel tourist office Médoc Océan
- Twitter tourist office Médoc Océan
- Flickr tourist office Médoc Océan
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