Lacanau
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Lacanau | |
Coordinates: 44°58′49″N 1°04′42″W / 44.9803°N 1.0783°WCoordinates: 44°58′49″N 1°04′42″W / 44.9803°N 1.0783°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Peyrondet |
Area 1 | 214.02 km2 (82.63 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 5,082 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33214Lacanau /33680 |
Elevation | 0–66 m (0–217 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lacanau (French pronunciation: [lakano]; Gascon: La Canau, [ˈla kaˈnaw]) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Lacanau is a .
Lacanau is a member of the Community of Municipalities Médoc's Lakes which includes the municipalities of Lacanau, Carcans and Hourtin, the territory Médoc Océan.[2]
History[]
The United States Navy established a naval air station at NAS 001 Le Moutchic on 31 August 1917 to operate seaplanes during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.[3]
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,845 | — |
1968 | 1,846 | +0.1% |
1975 | 2,038 | +10.4% |
1982 | 1,961 | −3.8% |
1990 | 2,405 | +22.6% |
1999 | 3,142 | +30.6% |
2008 | 4,381 | +39.4% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Médoc Atlantique - De Cordouan à Lacanau". Médoc Atlantique - De Cordouan à Lacanau. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 33.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lacanau. |
- Official website of the tourist office Médoc Océan
- Official Youtube of the tourist office Médoc Océan
- Official Flicker of the tourist office Médoc Océan
- Lacanauocean.com
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