Audenge

Audenge
Commune
Chateau of Certes
Coat of arms
Location of Audenge
Audenge Audenge
Coordinates: 44°41′05″N 1°00′43″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Andernos-les-Bains
Intercommunality	Bassin d'Arcachon Nord
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Nathalie Le Yondre
Area 1	82.09 km2 (31.70 sq mi)
Population  (2016)	7,653
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33019 /33980
Elevation	0–59 m (0–194 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Audenge is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It lies on the Arcachon Bay.

Geography

The town is situated on the Bassin d'Arcachon, between Lanton, Biganos and Marcheprime.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2004	5,225	—
2006	5,539	+6.0%
2007	5,660	+2.2%
2008	5,736	+1.3%
2009	5,813	+1.3%
2010	6,052	+4.1%
2011	6,367	+5.2%
2012	6,622	+4.0%
2013	6,899	+4.2%
2014	7,177	+4.0%
2015	7,410	+3.2%
2016	7,653	+3.3%

Inhabitants of Audenge are called Audengeois.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	62.48
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2012	François Hollande	PS	53.08
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	52.42
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	81.51

History

Audenge's patron saint is Saint Yves, patron of fishermen.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department
• Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne