Hostens

Hostens
Hostens

Coordinates: 44°29′39″N 0°38′17″W / 44.4942°N 0.6381°W / 44.4942; -0.6381Coordinates: 44°29′39″N 0°38′17″W / 44.4942°N 0.6381°W / 44.4942; -0.6381
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton Saint-Symphorien
Intercommunality Pays Paroupian
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Viallesoubranne
Area1 57.64 km2 (22.25 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,230
  Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 33202 / 33125
Elevation 49–100 m (161–328 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 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.

Hostens is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is around 35 km south of Bordeaux.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962264    
1968727+175.4%
1975692−4.8%
1982714+3.2%
1990721+1.0%
1999741+2.8%
20081,230+66.0%

See also

References

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