Lesparre-Médoc
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Commune of Lesparre-Médoc |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Mayor | Bernard Prevot (PS) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 7 m–34 m (avg. 4 m) |
| Land area¹ | 36.97 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,855 |
| - Density | 131/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33240/ 33340 |
| 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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Lesparre-Médoc is a commune of the Gironde département, in France.
In the High Middle Ages it was called Lesparra in Occitan and was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born there.
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