Grenade-sur-l'Adour

Grenade-sur-l'Adour

The church in Grenade, at night

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Grenade-sur-l'Adour

Coordinates: 43°46′37″N 0°25′42″W / 43.7769°N 0.4283°W / 43.7769; -0.4283Coordinates: 43°46′37″N 0°25′42″W / 43.7769°N 0.4283°W / 43.7769; -0.4283
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Landes
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Canton of Grenade-sur-l'Adour
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays Grenadois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Dufourcq
Area1 19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,423
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 40117 / 40270
Elevation 48–84 m (157–276 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 ft)

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.

Grenade-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France. The population is 2,000 inhabitants. The city is adjacent to the Adour river. Areas of interest include a 15th-century bastide and a Catholic church of the same era. The city is located between two larger cities of Aire-sur-l'Adour and Mont-de-Marsan.

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