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Lacanau
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Lacanau (; , ) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Lacanau is a surfing area.
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Lacanau is a commune in France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Sud-Médoc and is located in the Gironde department. The administrative entity has historically been associated with the canton of Castelnau-de-Médoc, as well as the arrondissements of Lesparre-Médoc and Bordeaux. The commune shares borders with Carcans, Brach, Le Porge, and Sainte-Hélène.
The area of Lacanau is 214.02 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,739 residents and another citing 3,410. Where specified, the population includes 2,419 males and 2,495 females. The elevation above sea level is recorded as either 66 or 17 meters. The local postal code is 33680, and the timezone is Europe/Paris.
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- Locality
- Lacanau
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,410
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lacanau
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lacanau-ocean plage 2013(05).JPG
- French commune.caption
- The beach at Lacanau
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Lacanau 33.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lesparre-Médoc
- French commune.canton
- Le Sud-Médoc
- French commune.INSEE
- 33214
- French commune.postal code
- 33680
- French commune.mayor
- Laurent Peyrondet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 18
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 66
- French commune.area km2
- 214.02
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lacanau
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bordeaux
- Population
- 5389
- Area
- 214.02
- Elevation
- 19
- Capital of
- canton of Sud-Médoc
- Shares border with
- Sainte-Hélène
- Official website
- www.lacanau.fr
- Image
- Lacanau-ocean plage 2013(05).JPG
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- Commons category
- Lacanau
- postal code
- 33680
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sud-Médoc
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/lacanau
- male population
- 2419
- female population
- 2495
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-56-03-83-03
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Lacanau (; , ) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Lacanau is a surfing area.
Lacanau is a member of the Community of Municipalities Médoc's Lakes which includes the municipalities of Lacanau, Carcans and Hourtin, the territory Médoc Océan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lacanau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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