Lesparre-Médoc
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Lesparre-Médoc | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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Coordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W / 45.3078°N 0.9364°WCoordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W / 45.3078°N 0.9364°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
Canton | Le Nord-Médoc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Guiraud[1] |
Area 1 | 36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 5,804 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33240 /33340 |
Elevation | 7–34 m (23–112 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lesparre-Médoc (French pronunciation: [lɛspaʁ medɔk] (listen); Occitan: L'Esparra de Medòc, [lespaˈra ˈde meˈðɔk]), commonly known as Lesparre (L'Esparra), is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography[]
Lesparre is on the Médoc peninsula about 80 km north of Bordeaux.
History[]
In the High Middle Ages it was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born here.
Population[]
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International relations[]
Lesparre is twinned with Drayton in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.[3]
Notable persons[]
- Bour de Lesparre, Mercenary captain of the Hundred Years' War
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Subventions à la baisse, la grogne des associations". sudouest.fr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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