Saint-Symphorien (Gironde)

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Saint-Symphorien
Coat of arms of Saint-Symphorien
Saint-Symphorien (France)
Saint-Symphorien
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton Les Landes des Graves
Community association South Gironde
Coordinates 44 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 26 ′  N , 0 ° 29 ′  W
height 45-86 m
surface 106.29 km 2
Residents 1,837 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 17 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33113
INSEE code
Website http://www.mairie-saint-symphorien-gironde.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Symphorien

Saint-Symphorien is a French commune with 1,837 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Langon and Les Landes des Graves (until 2015 Saint-Symphorien ). The inhabitants are called Paroupians .

geography

Saint-Symphorien is located about 59 kilometers south-southeast of Bordeaux . Saint-Symphorien is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Louchats and Origne in the north, Balizac in the northeast, Saint-Léger-de-Balson in the east, Bourideys in the south and southeast, Sore in the south, Argelouse in the southwest, Mano in the west and Le Tuzan in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,537 1,385 1,385 1,414 1,396 1,398 1,527 1,806
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Symphorien church from the 16th century, a historic monument since 1925
  • Engine shed, monument historique since 1989
  • Barn, monument historique since 2010
  • House Siclis, Monument historique since 2007

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Symphorien (Gironde)

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1152-1153.

Web links

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