Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Commune
The town hall in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Coordinates: 44°50′N 0°13′E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Le Réolais et Les Bastides
Intercommunality	Pays Foyen
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Provain
Area 1	0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,615
• Density	5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33402 /33220
Elevation	7–20 m (23–66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3,152	—
1968	3,186	+1.1%
1975	3,345	+5.0%
1982	2,967	−11.3%
1990	2,745	−7.5%
1999	2,788	+1.6%
2008	2,550	−8.5%

Notable natives and residents

• Louis Pierre Gratiolet, anatomist and zoologist, was born here in 1815.
• Paul Broca, surgeon and anthropologist.
• Jacques Dejean, classical violinist, died here in 2013.
• Élie Reclus, ethnographer, was born here.
• Élisée Reclus, geographer and anarchist, was born here.
• Onésime Reclus, his older brother and also a notable geographer, lived here for many years.
• Élie Faure, physician, art critic, writer, essayist, was born here in 1873.
• Gaston Aumoitte, croquet-player and olympic gold-medal winner, died here in 1957.
• Pierre Larthomas (1915-2000), theatre theorist.
• Rémi Lamerat, rugby union player, was born here in 1990.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE