Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
Canton | Le Nord-Médoc | |
Community association | Médoc Coeur de Presqu'île | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 52 ′ W | |
height | 3–32 m | |
surface | 44.35 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,234 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 28 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 33340 | |
INSEE code | 33412 | |
Website | http://www.saintgermaindesteuil.com/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil |
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil ( Occitan : Sent German d'Estulh ) is a French commune in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ) with 1,234 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 Saint-Germinois .
geography
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil is located about 55 kilometers north-northwest of Bordeaux in the Médoc . Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ordonnac in the north and northeast, Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne in the east and northeast, Vertheuil in the east, Cissac-Médoc in the southeast, Saint-Laurent-Médoc in the south, Hourtin in the Southwest and Lesparre-Médoc in the west and northwest.
The former route nationale 215 (today's D1215) runs through the municipality .
population
year | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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Residents | 1,017 | 915 | 1.003 | 764 | 855 | 1,020 | 1,087 | 1,161 | 1,234 |
Attractions
- Barbehère dolmen , historic monument since 1989
- church
- Monumental cross from 1860, Monument historique since 1992
- Remains of the Roman amphitheater from the first century AD in Brion, Monument historique
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the German municipality of Bevern in Lower Saxony.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 870-872.
Web links
Individual evidence