Lerm-et-Musset

Lerm-et-Musset
Town hall Town hall
Lerm-et-Musset
Location within Aquitaine region Lerm-et-Musset
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	Grignols
Intercommunality	Captieux-Grignols
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Darguence
Area1	36.87 km2 (14.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	457
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33239 / 33840
Elevation	64–137 m (210–449 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lerm-et-Musset is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History

Lerm-et-Musset was first mentioned in 782 AD in the domesday book as a strategic crossroads town.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	379	—
1968	454	+19.8%
1975	400	−11.9%
1982	360	−10.0%
1990	360	+0.0%
1999	399	+10.8%
2008	457	+14.5%

Lerm-et-Musset airport

At a public inquiry held in August 2009, a spokesman for the local department council announced plans for an international airport to be located approximately 2 km southeast of the town centre. To date, there has been no appeal submitted, and work on excavating the airport site is due to begin in early 2010.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE