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Léon

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Also known as Lon

commune in Landes, France

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Léon is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Castets, the arrondissement of Dax, and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The administrative entity has an area of 64.45 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 67 meters. It shares borders with the neighboring communes of Azur, Castets, Magescq, and Messanges.

The population of Léon is recorded as 2,306, comprising 955 males and 985 females. The postal code for the area is 40550. While one source lists the population as 1,573, the commune is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Côte d'Argent. The official name of the locality is Léon.

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Place details

Locality
Léon
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
1,573

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Air quality

54US AQIModerate
PM2.5
11.5 µg/m³
PM10
16.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department
Landes
Arrondissement
Dax
Canton
Côte d'Argent
Intercommunality
Côte Landes Nature
Mayor 2020 2026
Jean Mora
Area
64.45 km (24.88 sq mi)
Population 2023
2,306
Density
35.78/km (92.67/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
40150 /40550
Elevation
6–67 m (20–220 ft) , (avg. 49 m or 161 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Léon ( French pronunciation: [leɔ̃] ; Occitan: Lon) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Léon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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