Gaillan-en-Médoc
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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 ° 20 ′ N , 0 ° 57 ′ W | |
| height | 7-20 m | |
| surface | 42.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,323 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33340 | |
| INSEE code | 33177 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Gaillan-en-Médoc |
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Gaillan-en-Medoc is a French commune in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine with 2,323 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 Gaillanais .
geography
Gaillan-en-Médoc is located about 61 kilometers northwest of Bordeaux in the Médoc . Gaillan-en-Médoc is surrounded by the neighboring communities Queyrac in the north, Civrac-en-Médoc in the north-east, Lesparre-Médoc in the east, Naujac-sur-Mer in the south and south-west and Vendays-Montalivet in the west and north-west.
The former route nationale 215 (today's D1215) runs through the municipality .
population
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1,239 | 1,169 | 1,229 | 1,274 | 1,482 | 1,773 | 1.915 | 2,000 | 2,323 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 861.
Web links
Commons : Gaillan-en-Médoc - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence