Brax (Lot-et-Garonne)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Agen | |
| Canton | L'Ouest Agenais | |
| Community association | Agen | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 12 ' N , 0 ° 33' E | |
| height | 35-60 m | |
| surface | 8.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,070 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 235 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 47310 | |
| INSEE code | 47040 | |
| Website | http://www.brax47.fr/ | |
Brax is a French commune with 2,070 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Lot-et-Garonne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Agen and the canton of L'Ouest Agenais (until 2015: canton of Laplume ). The inhabitants are called Braxois .
geography
Brax is about four kilometers west of Agen in the Bruilhois on the southern bank of the Garonne . The Canal du Midi runs through the municipality . Brax is surrounded by the neighboring communities Colayrac-Saint-Cirq in the north, Le Passage in the east, Roquefort in the south and Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois in the west and south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 542 | 675 | 774 | 1109 | 1370 | 1615 | 1742 | 2070 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
Web links
Commons : Brax - collection of images, videos and audio files
