Lesparre-Médoc
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Location within Aquitaine region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Guiraud | |
| Area1 | 36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,394 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33240 / 33340 | |
| Elevation | 7–34 m (23–112 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
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Lesparre-Médoc (Occitan: L'Esparra) is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Lesparre is on the Médoc peninsula about 80 km north of Bordeaux.
History
In the High Middle Ages it was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born here.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 818 | — |
| 1800 | 800 | −2.2% |
| 1806 | 919 | +14.9% |
| 1821 | 950 | +3.4% |
| 1831 | 1,232 | +29.7% |
| 1836 | 1,404 | +14.0% |
| 1841 | 1,521 | +8.3% |
| 1846 | 1,605 | +5.5% |
| 1851 | 1,677 | +4.5% |
| 1856 | 3,482 | +107.6% |
| 1861 | 3,633 | +4.3% |
| 1866 | 3,726 | +2.6% |
| 1872 | 3,656 | −1.9% |
| 1876 | 3,794 | +3.8% |
| 1881 | 4,145 | +9.3% |
| 1886 | 4,059 | −2.1% |
| 1891 | 3,972 | −2.1% |
| 1896 | 4,038 | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 3,959 | −2.0% |
| 1906 | 3,840 | −3.0% |
| 1911 | 3,699 | −3.7% |
| 1921 | 3,267 | −11.7% |
| 1926 | 3,419 | +4.7% |
| 1931 | 3,422 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 3,219 | −5.9% |
| 1946 | 3,101 | −3.7% |
| 1954 | 3,378 | +8.9% |
| 1962 | 3,443 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 3,563 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3,814 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 4,217 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 4,661 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 4,855 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 5,394 | +11.1% |
International relations
Lesparre is twinned with Drayton in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.[1]
See also
References
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