Langon, Gironde
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Langon | |
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 Langon and the Garonne | |
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Location of Langon  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Langon |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Langon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Philippe Plagnol |
| Area 1 | 13.71 km2 (5.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 7,409 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33227 /33210 |
| Elevation | 0–73 m (0–240 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Langon (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ɡɔ̃]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Langon serves as the seat of its district, canton and subprefecture. Its inhabitants are called Langonnais.
Geography
Langon is in the northern part of the department 48 km (30 mi) southeast of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne river. It lies near the border between a wine-growing region (Premières côtes de Bordeaux) and the forest of Landes.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 3,267 | — |
| 1800 | 3,208 | −1.8% |
| 1806 | 3,222 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 2,954 | −8.3% |
| 1831 | 3,566 | +20.7% |
| 1836 | 3,745 | +5.0% |
| 1841 | 3,986 | +6.4% |
| 1846 | 3,896 | −2.3% |
| 1851 | 3,953 | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 4,201 | +6.3% |
| 1861 | 4,114 | −2.1% |
| 1866 | 4,505 | +9.5% |
| 1872 | 4,647 | +3.2% |
| 1876 | 4,740 | +2.0% |
| 1881 | 4,704 | −0.8% |
| 1886 | 4,726 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 4,733 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 4,956 | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 4,816 | −2.8% |
| 1906 | 4,836 | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 4,900 | +1.3% |
| 1921 | 4,588 | −6.4% |
| 1926 | 4,731 | +3.1% |
| 1931 | 4,661 | −1.5% |
| 1936 | 4,786 | +2.7% |
| 1946 | 5,177 | +8.2% |
| 1954 | 5,231 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 5,375 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 5,356 | −0.4% |
| 1975 | 5,843 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 5,836 | −0.1% |
| 1990 | 5,842 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 6,168 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 7,409 | +20.1% |
Notable people born in Langon
- Louis Beaulieu (1840–1866), catholic priest, martyr in Korea
- Thomas Boudat
- Thomas Boudat
- Caroline Delas
- André Demptos
- Louis Ducos du Hauron
- Benjamin Fall
- Martine Faure
- Édouard Lafargue
- Pierre de La Montagne
- Pierre Lees-Melou
- Raymond Oliver
- Jean Sentuary
Transport
Traditionally it was a stop on the Bordeaux-Toulouse route; the city is now served by the Entre-Deux-Mers autoroute. (A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse).
Langon is also a pivotal point in the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, the waterway and road route constructed to allow the transportation of the fuselage sections and wings of the Airbus A380 airliner to the final assembly point in Toulouse. These components are brought to Langon by barge, where they are transferred at a specially constructed dock to outsize road vehicles. These then proceed in convoy via an indirect southerly route to Toulouse.[1]
Sights
A visit to Château de Roquetaillade, historical monument is a must [1].
This is a public space
See also
References
- ^ "A380 convoys". IGG.FR. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
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