Saint-Paul-lès-Dax

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Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
Coat of arms of Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (France)
Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Dax
Canton Dax-1
Community association Grand Dax
Coordinates 43 ° 44 ′  N , 1 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 44 ′  N , 1 ° 3 ′  W
height 2-61 m
surface 58.45 km 2
Residents 13,413 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 229 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40990
INSEE code
Website www.st-paul-les-dax.fr/

Town hall of Saint-Paul-lès-Dax

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Saint-Paul-les-Dax is a French municipality with 13,413 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants are called Saint-Paulois (es).

geography

The place is in Marensin , a coastal region of the Landes . It is 20 kilometers to the coast of the Bay of Biscay . Saint-Paul-lès-Dax is located directly on the northern outskirts of Dax ; the Adour forms the southern municipal boundary. In the middle of the municipality is the Lac de Christ , which drains into the Adour.

Lac de Christ

The parish is surrounded by Herm in the northwest, Gourbera in the north, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in the northeast and east, Yzosse in the southeast, Dax in the south, Mées in the southwest and Magescq in the west and northwest.

The Via Turonensis , the northernmost Way of St. James , leads through the village .

Culture and sights

  • Saint-Paul church from the 12th century
  • Maison de Pierre Benoit
  • Poustagnacq Mill

The European Festival of Circus Artists takes place in November.

Personalities

Community partnerships

Web links

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