Nérac
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Nérac | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
![]() The castle of Nérac | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
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![]() ![]() Nérac | |
Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E / 44.13611°N 0.34028°ECoordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E / 44.13611°N 0.34028°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Nérac |
Canton | L'Albret |
Intercommunality | Albret Communauté |
Area 1 | 62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 6,849 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 47195 /47600 |
Elevation | 38–191 m (125–627 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Nérac (French pronunciation: [neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as well as the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh.
Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Author Joanne Harris: My love affair with France". BreakingNews.ie. 2 May 2019.
External links[]
- Town council website (in French)
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- Communes of Lot-et-Garonne
- Subprefectures in France
- Lot-et-Garonne geography stubs