Carcans

Carcans
Commune
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°W / 45.0797; -1.0431Coordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°W / 45.0797; -1.0431
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[]

• Communes of the Gironde department

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