Lesparre-Médoc
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Commune of Lesparre-Médoc |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Mayor | Bernard Prevot |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 7–34 m (avg. 4 m) |
| Land area¹ | 36.97 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4855 |
| - Density | 131/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33240/ 33340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Lesparre-Médoc (Occitan: L'Esparra de Medoc) is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
In the High Middle Ages it was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born there.
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Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.
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