Nérac
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (July 2014) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Nérac | |
|---|---|
Subprefecture and commune | |
 The castle of Nérac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Nérac  | |
  Nérac  Nérac | |
| Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E / 44.13611°N 0.34028°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Nérac |
| Canton | L'Albret |
| Intercommunality | Albret Communauté |
| Area 1 | 62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 6,881 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 47195 /47600 |
| Elevation | 38–191 m (125–627 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nérac (French pronunciation: [neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac, [neˈɾa]) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh, as was Admiral Francois Darlan.
Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,061 | — |
| 1975 | 7,156 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 6,828 | −0.67% |
| 1990 | 7,015 | +0.34% |
| 1999 | 6,787 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 6,877 | +0.16% |
| 2012 | 7,086 | +0.60% |
| 2017 | 6,827 | −0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Author Joanne Harris: My love affair with France". BreakingNews.ie. 2 May 2019.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Town council website (in French)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nérac.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Geographic | |
| Other | |
 | This Lot-et-Garonne geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |