Lesparre-Médoc
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W / 45.3078°N 0.9364°WCoordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W / 45.3078°N 0.9364°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Lesparre-Médoc | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Guiraud | |
| Area1 | 36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,394 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33240 /33340 | |
| Elevation | 7–34 m (23–112 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Lesparre-Médoc (French pronunciation: [lɛspaʁ medɔk]; Occitan: L'Esparra) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Lesparre is on the Médoc peninsula about 80 km north of Bordeaux.
In the High Middle Ages it was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born here.
Lesparre is twinned with Drayton in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.
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