Langon, Gironde
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Langon |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Langon |
| Mayor | Charles Vérité (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–73 m (0–240 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.71 km2 (5.29 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,409 (2008) |
| - Density | 540 /km2 (1,400 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33227/ 33210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°33′14″N 0°14′54″W / 44.5539°N 0.2483°W
Langon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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[edit] Geography
Langon is in the southern part of the department 48 km (30 mi) southeast of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne river. It lies near the border between a wine-growing region (Premières côtes de Bordeaux) and the forest of Landes.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 3267 | 3208 | 3222 | 2954 | 3566 | 3745 | 3986 | 3896 | 3953 | 4201 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 4114 | 4505 | 4647 | 4740 | 4704 | 4726 | 4733 | 4956 | 4816 | 4836 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 4900 | 4588 | 4731 | 4661 | 4786 | 5177 | 5231 | 5375 | 5356 | 5843 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 5836 | 5842 | 6168 | 7409 |
[edit] Transport
Traditionally it was a stop on the Bordeaux-Toulouse route; the city is now served by the Deux-Mers autoroute. (A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse).
Langon is also a pivotal point in the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, the waterway and road route constructed to allow the transportation of the fuselage sections and wings of the Airbus A380 airliner to the final assembly point in Toulouse. These components are brought to Langon by barge, where they are transferred at a specially constructed dock to outsize road vehicles. These then proceed in convoy via an indirect southerly route to Toulouse.[1]
[edit] Sights
A visit to Château de Roquetaillade, historical monument is a must [1].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "A380 convoys". IGG.FR. 28 October 2007. http://www.igg.fr/. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
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