Grignols (Gironde)
grignols Granhòs |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Langon | |
Canton | Le Sud-Gironde | |
Community association | Bazadais | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 3 ′ W | |
height | 59-166 m | |
surface | 22.7 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,207 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 33690 | |
INSEE code | 33195 | |
Website | http://grignols.fr/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Grignols |
Grignols ( Granhòs on gascognisch ) is a French municipality with 1207 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Langon and the canton of Le Sud-Gironde (until 2015: canton of Grignols ). The inhabitants are called Grignolais .
geography
Grignols is 65 kilometers southeast of Bordeaux and about 24 kilometers southeast of Langon . Grignols is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sigalens in the north, Cocumont in the northeast, Romestaing in the east, Cours-les-Bains in the south and southeast, Sillas in the southwest and Masseilles and Cauvignac in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 1,333 | 1,266 | 1,195 | 1,130 | 1,063 | 1,058 | 1,078 | 1,154 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Grignols (Gironde)
- Notre-Dame Church in Sadirac
- Saint-Michel church in Campin
- Saint Martin Church in Campot
- Saint-Loubert church in L'Outrange
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Auzac
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception church
- Grignols Castle (La Dame Blanche Castle)
- Barbuscan Castle from the 15th century
- Market hall
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Portuguese municipality of Celorico da Beira since 1995.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 742-750.