Léognan
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
| Canton | La Brède | |
| Community association | Montesquieu | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 36 ′ W | |
| height | 13-62 m | |
| surface | 41.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 10,372 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 250 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33850 | |
| INSEE code | 33238 | |
Léognan is a French town in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is located in the closer catchment area of the city of Bordeaux . While Léognan still had 2674 inhabitants in 1962, there are 10,372 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
The municipality belongs to the canton of La Brède in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2674 | 3044 | 5141 | 7737 | 8008 | 8269 | 9076 | 10,372 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Twin town
- Dachau , Germany
Viticulture
Léognan is a well-known wine-growing town in the Graves wine-growing region and belongs to the Pessac-Léognan appellation .
Architectural monuments
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Léognan
- Saint Martin Church
Personalities
Léognan is the birthplace of the chansonnier Lucien Boyer (1876–1942).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 435-438.
Web links
Commons : Léognan - collection of images, videos and audio files
