Saint-André-de-Cubzac
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Blaye | |
| Canton | Le Nord-Gironde (main town) | |
| Community association | Grand Cubzaguais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 27 ′ W | |
| height | 2-73 m | |
| surface | 23.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,464 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 495 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33240 | |
| INSEE code | 33366 | |
| Website | http://www.saintandredecubzac.fr/ | |
Saint-André-de-Cubzac is a French municipality with 11,464 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The city belongs to the Arrondissement of Blaye and is the main town ( bureau centralisateur ) of the canton of Le Nord-Gironde (until 2015: chef-lieu of the canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac ). The inhabitants are called Cubzaguais .
geography
Saint-André-de-Cubzac is located about 20 kilometers north-northeast of Bordeaux on the east bank of the Dordogne . Saint-André-de-Cubzac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Virsac in the north, Val de Virvée in the north and northeast, La Lande-de-Fronsac in the east, Saint-Romain-la-Virvée in the southeast, and Cubzac-les-Ponts in the south , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul to the west and Saint-Gervais to the northwest. The Départementstraße D1010 (formerly Route nationale 10 ) leads through the municipality as does the Autoroute A10 and the former Route nationale 670 (today D670). The municipality's train station is on the Chartres – Bordeaux line .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 4238 | 4572 | 4984 | 5243 | 6341 | 7234 | 8306 | 11,464 |
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Attractions
- Saint-André-du-Nom-de-Dieu church from the 12th / 13th centuries Century, since 1925 Monument historique (interior: a statue of a virgin from the 16th century is classified since 1971)
- Bouilh Castle, built by Victor Louis in 1786/1787 , monument historique since 1943
- Robillard Castle from the 16th century
- three hundred year old plane tree in Robillard
- Lighthouse and port facility
- Montalon Mill
Saint-André-du-Nom-de-Dieu church
Bouilh Castle
Robillard Castle
300 year old plane tree
Montalon Mill
Community partnerships
Partnerships have existed with the German municipality of Telgte in North Rhine-Westphalia since 1999 and with the Spanish municipality of Albatera in the Alicante province (Valencia region) since 2004.
Personalities
- Jean-Frédéric de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet (1727–1794), Minister of War (1789/90), Lord of the Cubzaguais
- Jean-Marie de Lanessan (1843–1919), botanist and politician, Minister of the Navy (1899–1902) and Governor General of Indochina (1891–1894)
- François-Raoul Larche (1860–1912), sculptor
- Henri Bellivier (1890–1980), track cyclist
- Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997), marine researcher
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1245-1247.
