Sanguinet
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A general view of Sanguinet | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Sanguinet | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′06″N 1°04′23″W / 44.485°N 1.0731°WCoordinates: 44°29′06″N 1°04′23″W / 44.485°N 1.0731°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
| Canton | Parentis-en-Born |
| Intercommunality | Grands Lacs |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Fabien Lainé |
| Area1 | 81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 3,605 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40287 / 40460 |
| Elevation |
20–45 m (66–148 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 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. | |
Sanguinet (Sanguinet in Occitan) is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France, situated next to Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet. It is twinned with the town of Neyland in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Geography
The commune is situated in the north of the department of Landes. The river Gorgue passes through the village and this river is the source of the lake. It would have originally flowed into the Atlantic Ocean, but the mouth of the river was blocked over the centuries by sand dunes on the coast and thus creating the lake and many others along Landes' Atlantic Coast. The lake has covered previous sitings of a town many centuries ago.
Twin Town
Sanguinet is twinned with town of Neyland in Pembrokeshire, Wales. There is a twinning committee in both towns that organise events and visits between the two towns. The committee in Sanguinet has a room in the mairie.
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