Lesparre-Médoc
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Coordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W / 45.3077777778°N 0.936388888889°W
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Commune of Lesparre-Médoc |
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| Location | |
  Lesparre-Médoc
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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 (23–110 ft) (avg. 4 m/13 ft) |
| Land area1 | 36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,855 (1999) |
| - Density | 131 /km2 (340 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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. | |
Lesparre-Médoc (Occitan: L'Esparra de Medoc) is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western 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.
Lesparre is twinned with Drayton (Oxfordshire, Uk)
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