Préchac (Gironde)

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Préchac
Préchac coat of arms
Préchac (France)
Préchac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton Le Sud-Gironde
Community association South Gironde
Coordinates 44 ° 24 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 24 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W
height 26-93 m
surface 63.73 km 2
Residents 1,010 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33730
INSEE code
Website http://www.sprechac.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Préchac

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Préchac is a French commune with 1,010 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Langon and the canton of Le Sud-Gironde . The inhabitants are called Préchacais .

geography

Préchac is about 49 kilometers south-southeast of Bordeaux . Préchac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villandraut in the north, Uzeste in the north and northeast, Pompéjac in the east, Lucmau in the southeast, Cazalis in the south, Boundeys in the west and southwest and Saint-Léger-de-Balson in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,136 1,050 1.007 953 985 1,017 1.011 1,046
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church, monument historique since 1909
  • Church of Saint Martin of Insos, a historic monument since 1925
  • Cazeneuve Castle, monument historique since 1965
  • La Trave fortress ruins, a historic monument since 1987
  • La Fue Castle ruins (also: La Travette Castle), Monument historique since 1987

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Préchac (Gironde)

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1570-1571.

Web links

Commons : Préchac  - collection of images, videos and audio files