
Brouqueyran (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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Brouqueyran (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
==Geography== ===Location=== The commune of Brouqueyran is located in the Haute-Lande-Girondine, on the Beuve, 56 km southeast of Bordeaux, the capital of the department, 12 km southeast of Langon the capital of the district and 3.5 km southwest of Auros, the former capital of the canton. ===Neighboring communes=== The neighbouring communes are Auros to the north-northeast, Berthez to the east, Lados to the southeast, Bazas to the south, Cazats to the southwest and Coimères to the west-northwest. ==Urban planning== ===Typology=== As of January 1, 2024, Brouqueyran is categorized as a rural commune with very dispersed housing, according to the new seven-level municipal density grid defined by INSEE in 2022. It is located outside urban units and outside the influence of cities. ===Land use=== thumb|Map of infrastructure and land use in the commune in 2018 (CLC). Land cover in the municipality, as shown in the European biophysical land cover database Corine Land Cover (CLC), is characterized by the significant presence of agricultural land (61.1% in 2018), a decrease compared to 1990 (62.7%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows: forests (38%), grasslands (29.2%), heterogeneous agricultural areas (18.5%), arable land (8.9%), permanent crops (4.4%), inland waters (0.9%). The evolution of land cover in the municipality and its infrastructure can be observed on various cartographic representations of the territory: the Cassini map (18th century), the General Staff map (1820-1866), and IGN maps or aerial photographs for the current period (1950 to the present). ===Major risks=== The territory of the commune of Brouqueyran is vulnerable to various natural hazards: weather-related events (storms, thunderstorms, snow, extreme cold, heat waves, or droughts), floods, and earthquakes (very low seismicity). A website published by the BRGM (French Geological Survey) allows for a simple and quick assessment of the risks to a property located either by its address or by its plot number.
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