Carcans
Carcans (French pronunciation: [kaʁkɑ̃]; Occitan: Carcan, [kaɾˈka]) is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of New Aquitaine (historically Aquitaine), France.
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| Coordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Meiffren[1] |
| Area 1 | 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,418 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carcanais.e (French) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33097 /33121 |
| Elevation | 0–65 m (0–213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carcans is one of the 14 members of the communauté de communes Médoc Atlantique.
Geography
Location
Situated about 50 km of Bordeaux, Médoc, Carcans is a seaside resort between the Atlantic Ocean and the Hourtin-Carcans Lake.
Places
It includes 5 hubs : Carcans, the administrative centre (in the town's same name); Pouch (pronounced [puʃ]), situated between forest and marsh; Maubuisson ([mobɥisɔ̃]), the tour resort created 1960-1970; the Domaine de Bombannes ([dɔmɛn də bɔ̃ban]), a sport area near the lake; Carcans-Plage ([kaʁkɑ̃ plaʒ]), the seaside resort on the border of the ocean.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 940 | — |
| 1800 | 732 | −22.1% |
| 1806 | 830 | +13.4% |
| 1821 | 894 | +7.7% |
| 1831 | 1,005 | +12.4% |
| 1836 | 1,065 | +6.0% |
| 1841 | 1,050 | −1.4% |
| 1846 | 1,069 | +1.8% |
| 1851 | 1,019 | −4.7% |
| 1856 | 1,100 | +7.9% |
| 1861 | 1,107 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 1,094 | −1.2% |
| 1872 | 1,009 | −7.8% |
| 1876 | 968 | −4.1% |
| 1881 | 960 | −0.8% |
| 1886 | 923 | −3.9% |
| 1896 | 909 | −1.5% |
| 1901 | 906 | −0.3% |
| 1906 | 926 | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 1,035 | +11.8% |
| 1921 | 995 | −3.9% |
| 1926 | 1,075 | +8.0% |
| 1931 | 1,094 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 990 | −9.5% |
| 1946 | 937 | −5.4% |
| 1954 | 1,027 | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 1,049 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 1,134 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1,155 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,242 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 1,503 | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 1,551 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,139 | +37.9% |
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links
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- Official site
- Official website of the tourist office Médoc Océan
- Facebook tourist office Médoc Océan
- Youtube channel tourist office Médoc Océan
- Twitter tourist office Médoc Océan
- Flickr tourist office Médoc Océan
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