Escoussans
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Escoussans Escossan |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | L'Entre-deux-Mers | |
| Community association | Convergence Garonne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 16 ′ W | |
| height | 23-97 m | |
| surface | 5.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 299 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33760 | |
| INSEE code | 33156 | |
| Website | http://mairie-escoussans.jimdo.com/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Escoussans |
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Escoussans ( Occitan Escossan ) is a French municipality with 299 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Langon and the canton of L'Entre-deux-Mers (until 2015 Targon ). The inhabitants are called Escoussanais .
geography
Escoussans is located about 32 kilometers east-southeast of Bordeaux . Escoussans is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Soulignac in the north and west, Ladaux in the north-east, Porte-de-Benauge in the south and east, Omet in the south, Laroque in the south and south-west and Rions in the west and south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 288 | 247 | 243 | 260 | 262 | 244 | 267 | 299 |
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Attractions
- Church of St-Seurin-St-Roch from the 12th century (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Escoussans )
- 18th century pigeon tower
- 16th century mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of Saint-Vincent
- 14th century Balaurin mill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1531-1532.
Web links
Commons : Escoussans - collection of images, videos and audio files
