Virelade
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Les Landes des Graves | |
| Community association | Convergence Garonne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 0 ° 23 ′ W | |
| height | 4–31 m | |
| surface | 13.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,062 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 79 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33720 | |
| INSEE code | 33552 | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) |
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Virelade is a French commune with 1,062 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
The municipality is located on the left bank of the Garonne .
The closest neighboring communities are Arbanats in the northwest and Podensac in the southeast.
There are remains of a Gallo-Roman villa, a motte and a castle on the municipal marker .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 552 | 559 | 646 | 727 | 734 | 749 | 875 | 1,030 |
Attractions
- Sainte-Marie church
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Virelade
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1152-1153.
Web links
Commons : Virelade - collection of images, videos and audio files
