Vayres, Gironde
Appearance
Vayres | |
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Chateau | |
Coordinates: 44°53′53″N 0°18′47″W / 44.8981°N 0.3131°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Libourne |
Canton | Le Libournais-Fronsadais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Hélène Maidon |
Area 1 | 14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 4,204 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33539 /33870 |
Elevation | 2–39 m (6.6–128.0 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vayres is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,853 | — |
1968 | 1,845 | −0.4% |
1975 | 2,295 | +24.4% |
1982 | 2,361 | +2.9% |
1990 | 2,491 | +5.5% |
1999 | 2,631 | +5.6% |
2008 | 3,280 | +24.7% |
Sights
- The Château de Vayres (Vayres Castle). It was remodeled by the 16th-century French engineer Louis de Foix, deceased 1611.
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The castle was sold in 1583 by King Henry III of Navarre largely ruined, to Ogier de Gourgue, in charge of the treasury of Guyenne, a friend of philosopher and political thinker Michel de Montaigne. Ogier de Gourge commissioned a well-known architect, Louis de Foix, who was building the Cordouan lighthouse and had worked for a few years for the king of Spain Philip II.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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