Castillon-la-Bataille
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Commune of Castillon-la-Bataille |
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| Location | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Libourne |
| Canton | Canton de Castillon-la-Bataille |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Castillon Pujols |
| Mayor | Michel Jouanno (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 2 m–104 m (avg. 27 m) |
| Land area¹ | 5,68 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3113 |
| - Density | 548/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33108/ 33350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Castillon-la-Bataille is a village and commune in the Gironde département of western France.
This area was the site of the last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the Battle of Castillon fought July 17, 1453. On November 27, 1953, the name of the town was changed from Castillon-sur-Dordogne to its current name.
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