Bégadan
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Nord-Médoc | |
| Community association | Médoc Coeur de Presqu'île | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 21 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ W | |
| height | 0-18 m | |
| surface | 22.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 909 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33340 | |
| INSEE code | 33038 | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Bégadan |
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Bégadan is a French commune in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine with 909 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the canton of Le Nord-Médoc (until 2015: Canton of Lesparre-Médoc ). The inhabitants are called Bégadanais .
geography
Bégadan is located about 63 kilometers north-northwest of Bordeaux in the Médoc and on the Gironde estuary . Bégadan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Valeyrac in the north, Saint-Christoly-Médoc in the east, Couquèques in the east and south-east, Civrac-en-Médoc in the south, Queyrac in the west and Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac in the north-west.
population
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,022 | 1.014 | 932 | 846 | 832 | 913 | 877 | 889 | 919 |
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin Church, Monument historique
- 11th century monastery
- Tower of By
- Laujac Castle
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bégadan
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 857-858.
Web links
Commons : Bégadan - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population development in Bégadan on the INSEE website , accessed on April 10, 2016.