Sanguinet
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| Coordinates: 44°29′06″N 1°04′23″W / 44.485°N 1.0731°WCoordinates: 44°29′06″N 1°04′23″W / 44.485°N 1.0731°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Grands Lacs |
| Intercommunality | Grands Lacs |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Labruyère |
| Area 1 | 81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,343 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40287 /40460 |
| Elevation | 20–45 m (66–148 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sanguinet (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃ɡinɛ]; Sanguinet in Occitan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, situated next to Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet.
Geography[]
The commune is situated in the north of the department of Landes. The river Gorgue passes through the village and this river is the source of the lake. It would have originally flowed into the Atlantic Ocean, but the mouth of the river was blocked over the centuries by sand dunes on the coast and thus creating the lake and many others along Landes' Atlantic Coast. The lake has covered previous sitings of a town many centuries ago.
Population[]
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Twin Town[]
Sanguinet is twinned with the town of Neyland in Pembrokeshire, Wales.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Twinning | Neyland Town Council". Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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