Lanton
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Arcachon | |
| Canton | Andernos-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Bassin d'Arcachon North | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 42 ′ N , 1 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 1-54 m | |
| surface | 136.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,912 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33138 | |
| INSEE code | 33229 | |
| Website | www.ville-lanton.fr | |
Lanton is a French town in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . While Lanton had 1401 inhabitants in 1962, it currently has 6912 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
The municipality belongs to the canton of Andernos-les-Bains in the Arcachon arrondissement . In terms of area, the municipality is one of the largest in France. Lanton is made up of the districts of Blagon, Taussat, Cassy and Lanton.
Lanton is located northeast of Arcachon on the opposite bank of the Bassin d'Arcachon . Andernos-les-Bains and Audenge are the neighboring municipalities.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1401 | 1567 | 1668 | 2535 | 3734 | 4962 | 6162 | 6725 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
Community partnerships
Lanton has been in partnership with Lodosa in the autonomous community of Navarra in Spain since 1993 and with the Italian municipality of Ameglia in Liguria since 2007 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 71-75.
