Audenge

Audenge

Audenge
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Arcachon
Canton Audenge
Intercommunality Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique
Mayor Nathalie Le Yondre
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–59 m (0–194 ft)
(avg. 7 m/23 ft)
Land area1 82.09 km2 (31.70 sq mi)
Population2 5,736  (2008)
 - Density 70 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 33019/ 33980
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Audenge is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

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Geography

The town is situated on the Bassin d'Arcachon, between Lanton, Biganos and Marcheprime.

Population

Historical population of Audenge
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 732 800 842 870 1148 1092 1078 1113 1124 1133
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 1173 1225 1071 1174 1220 1288 1297 1366 1364 1376
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 1344 1433 1540 1652 1781 1772 1964 2001 2234 2529
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 2675 2981 3948 5736

Inhabitants of Audenge are called Audengeois.

History

Audenge's patron saint is Saint Yves, patron of fishermen.

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