Carcans
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc | |
| Community association | Médoc Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 5 ′ N , 1 ° 3 ′ W | |
| height | 0-65 m | |
| surface | 175.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,413 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33121 | |
| INSEE code | 33097 | |
| Website | carcans.fr | |
 Town hall in the district of Carcans |
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Carcans is a commune with 2,413 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is the second largest city in the Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc in terms of the area of the municipality . In Carcans there are bathing beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and one of the largest French natural freshwater lakes , Lac de Hourtin et de Carcans . Therefore, the municipality has around 2000 inhabitants in winter and up to 30,000 in summer.
geography
Carcans is located in southwest France in the Médoc directly on the Bay of Biscay , 45 kilometers northwest of Bordeaux , the seat of the prefecture of the Gironde department, 26.3 kilometers southwest of Lesparre-Médoc , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement, and 19.6 kilometers southwest of Saint -Laurent-Médoc , at an average altitude of 33 meters above sea level . The Mairie stands at a height of 21 meters. Neighboring municipalities of Carcans are Hourtin in the north, Saint-Laurent-Médoc in the northeast, Brach in the southeast and Lacanau in the south. The municipality has an area of 17,540 hectares.
The municipality is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
In the past, the main source of income for Carcans' economy was mainly resin extraction from the large pine forests . However, by investing in tourist facilities, bathing tourism on the lake and the sea has meanwhile displaced resin extraction as the main source of income.
| year | 1794 | 1800 | 1861 | 1901 | 1954 | 1962 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 940 | 732 | 1107 | 906 | 1027 | 1049 | 1155 | 1242 | 1503 | 1551 | 2165 | 2413 |
Culture and sights
In July 2012, Carcans first took part in the “Night of the Churches”, an event organized by the French Bishops' Conference . Special sights in the Saint-Martin church are a listed statue of the Apostle James from the 18th century and the sculpture of the head of John the Baptist from the 16th century. The head and whiskers of the Baptist are made of horsehair . The church of Carcans was first mentioned in the Middle Ages as ecclesia carcanno . From 1099 it belonged to the Sainte-Croix monastery in Bordeaux . From the 13th century the church served as an abbey church of a priory . It was probably located on one of the Camino de Santiago at that time . This is supported by the altar, the statue and, above all, a lay brotherhood that existed around 1661. The medieval church was demolished in the 19th century and replaced by a neo-Gothic building in 1869 .
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Carcans
Economy and Infrastructure
In 2009, 37.8 percent of the workforce were employed in the municipality, the rest were commuters . 12.4 percent of the employees were unemployed . There is a primary school in the community.
Local products
The municipal area are protected geographical indications (PGI) for beef ( boeuf de Bazas ) , lamb ( Agneau de Pauillac ) , poultry ( the country Volailles ) , domestic ducks for foie gras ( Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest ) , ham ( Jambon de Bayonne ) and asparagus ( Asperges des sables des Landes ) . Bazas beef comes from Bazadaise cattle .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1285-1290.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d La ville de Carcans. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved March 8, 2013 (French).
- ^ A b Nicolas César: La nuit des églises. (No longer available online.) In: bordeaux.catholique.fr. Archdiocese of Bordeaux , formerly the original ; Retrieved March 8, 2013 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry No. 33097 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ a b Commune: Carcans (33097). Theme: Tous les thèmes. In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on March 8, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 33097 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Boeuf de Bazas. (No longer available online.) In: avbc.com.fr. Aquitaine Viandes Bovines Certifiées, archived from the original on August 28, 2012 ; Retrieved April 6, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
