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Lesparre-Médoc
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Lesparre-Médoc (; , ), commonly known as Lesparre (), is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
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Lesparre-Médoc is a commune in France, situated in the Gironde department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lesparre-Médoc and the arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc. The town has a population of 5,892, comprising 2,724 males and 3,077 females. Its postal code is 33340, and it covers an area of 36.97 square kilometers.
The commune borders Civrac-en-Médoc, Gaillan-en-Médoc, Hourtin, and Naujac-sur-Mer. It is twinned with Olhão and Drayton. Lesparre-Médoc is located at an elevation of 34 meters above sea level and falls within the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lesparre-Médoc
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,406
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lesparre-Médoc
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Eglise Saint-Trelody, Lesparre.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Lesparre
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason_ville_fr_Lesparre_Médoc(Gironde).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lesparre-Médoc
- French commune.canton
- Le Nord-Médoc
- French commune.INSEE
- 33240
- French commune.postal code
- 33340
- French commune.mayor
- Bernard Guiraud
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 4
- French commune.elevation min m
- 7
- French commune.elevation max m
- 34
- French commune.area km2
- 36.97
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- International relations
- Notable persons
- Climate
- See also
- References
Lesparre-Médoc (; , ), commonly known as Lesparre (), is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
==Geography== Lesparre is on the Médoc peninsula about 80 km north of Bordeaux.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lesparre-Médoc” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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