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Lanton is a commune in France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is located in the Gironde department and has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Arcachon and the arrondissement of Bordeaux. The administrative entity is currently associated with the canton of Audenge and the electoral district of the canton of Andernos-les-Bains. Lanton shares borders with Audenge, Andernos-les-Bains, Arès, and Saint-Jean-d'Illac.
The commune has an area of 136.19 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 54 meters. Its population is recorded as 7,337, comprising 3,274 males and 3,638 females. The official name is Lanton, with Lenton also listed. The postal code for the area is 33138.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lanton
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,765
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Gironde
- Arrondissement
- Arcachon
- Canton
- Andernos-les-Bains
- Intercommunality
- CA Bassin d'Arcachon Nord
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Marie Larrue
- Area
- 136.19 km (52.58 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 7,337
- Density
- 53.87/km (139.5/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 33229 /33138
- Elevation
- 1–54 m (3.3–177.2 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lenton
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bordeaux
- Population
- 7276
- Area
- 136.19
- Elevation
- 36
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Le Temple
- Official website
- www.mairie-lanton.fr
- Image
- Eglise de Lanton du XIIe.JPG
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- Commons category
- Lanton (Gironde)
- postal code
- 33138
- associated electoral district
- canton of Andernos-les-Bains
- male population
- 3274
- female population
- 3638
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-56-03-86-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lanton ( French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɔ̃]; Occitan: Lenton) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Its inhabitants are called Lantonais.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lanton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.