Queyrac
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Queyrac Cairac |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Nord-Médoc | |
| Community association | Médoc Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 59 ′ W | |
| height | 3-13 m | |
| surface | 30.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,382 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33340 | |
| INSEE code | 33348 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Queyrac |
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Queyrac ( Occitan : Cairac ) is a French commune in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine with 1,382 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 Queyracais .
geography
Queyrac is located about 65 kilometers north-northwest of Bordeaux in the Médoc . Queyrac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vensac in the north and northwest, Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac in the north and northeast, Bégadan and Civrac-en-Médoc in the east, Gaillan-en-Médoc in the south and Vendays-Montalivet in the west.
The former route nationale 215 (today's D1215) runs through the municipality .
population
| year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,239 | 1.109 | 1,099 | 1,030 | 1,127 | 1,129 | 1,164 | 1,318 | 1,377 |
Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Queyrac )
- Saint Roch chapel
- Bernon Castle
- Guidon Castle
- Carcanieux Castle
- Le Mouva Castle
Saint-Hilaire church
Saint Roch chapel
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , p. 868.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population development Queyrac on the INSEE site , accessed on May 16, 2016.