Lesparre-Médoc
| Lesparre-Médoc | ||
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Location within Aquitaine region  Lesparre-Médoc | ||
| Coordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W / 45.3078°N 0.9364°WCoordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W / 45.3078°N 0.9364°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Guiraud | |
| Area1 | 36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,394 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33240 / 33340 | |
| Elevation |
7–34 m (23–112 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Lesparre-Médoc (Occitan: L'Esparra) is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Lesparre is on the Médoc peninsula about 80 km north of Bordeaux.
History
In the High Middle Ages it was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born here.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 818 | — |
| 1800 | 800 | −2.2% |
| 1806 | 919 | +14.9% |
| 1821 | 950 | +3.4% |
| 1831 | 1,232 | +29.7% |
| 1836 | 1,404 | +14.0% |
| 1841 | 1,521 | +8.3% |
| 1846 | 1,605 | +5.5% |
| 1851 | 1,677 | +4.5% |
| 1856 | 3,482 | +107.6% |
| 1861 | 3,633 | +4.3% |
| 1866 | 3,726 | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 3,656 | −1.9% |
| 1876 | 3,794 | +3.8% |
| 1881 | 4,145 | +9.3% |
| 1886 | 4,059 | −2.1% |
| 1891 | 3,972 | −2.1% |
| 1896 | 4,038 | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 3,959 | −2.0% |
| 1906 | 3,840 | −3.0% |
| 1911 | 3,699 | −3.7% |
| 1921 | 3,267 | −11.7% |
| 1926 | 3,419 | +4.7% |
| 1931 | 3,422 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 3,219 | −5.9% |
| 1946 | 3,101 | −3.7% |
| 1954 | 3,378 | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 3,443 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 3,563 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3,814 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 4,217 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 4,661 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 4,855 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5,394 | +11.1% |
International relations
Lesparre is twinned with Drayton in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.[1]
See also
References
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