Le Frêche

Le Frêche (French pronunciation: ​[lə fʁɛʃ]; Occitan: Lo Hrèishe) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[2]

Le Frêche
Commune
Location of Le Frêche
Le Frêche
Le Frêche
Coordinates: 43°56′01″N 0°14′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonAdour Armagnac
IntercommunalityPays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Bougue
Area
1
23.41 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
410
 • Density18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40100 /40190
Elevation55–124 m (180–407 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Frêche is situated in the heart of the region of Armagnac and produces the best Armagnac (brandy) in southwestern France.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,600—    
1806894−44.1%
1821923+3.2%
1831971+5.2%
1841929−4.3%
18511,004+8.1%
18611,056+5.2%
1872947−10.3%
1881990+4.5%
1891909−8.2%
1901880−3.2%
1911784−10.9%
YearPop.±%
1921693−11.6%
1931699+0.9%
1946610−12.7%
1954646+5.9%
1962500−22.6%
1968529+5.8%
1975472−10.8%
1990392−16.9%
1999386−1.5%
2008394+2.1%
2013382−3.0%

Sights
  • Saint-Vidou Church
  • Lafitte-Boingnères Castle

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. INSEE commune file


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