Lacanau

Lacanau
Lacanau
Commune
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	Coat of arms
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	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)	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[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

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.