Saint-André-de-Cubzac

Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Commune
Church of Saint-André
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Saint-André-de-Cubzac Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Coordinates: 44°59′44″N 0°26′41″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Blaye
Canton	Le Nord-Gironde
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Célia Monseigne
Area 1	23.15 km2 (8.94 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	12,372
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33366 /33240
Elevation	2–73 m (6.6–239.5 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-André-de-Cubzac (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də kybzak]; Occitan: Sent Andreus de Cubzac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

Its inhabitants are called Cubzaguais.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,800 —     1800 5,279 +9.48% 1806 2,828 −9.88% 1821 3,087 +0.59% 1831 2,957 −0.43% 1836 3,329 +2.40% 1841 3,010 −1.99% 1846 3,327 +2.02% 1851 3,389 +0.37% 1856 3,432 +0.25% 1861 3,690 +1.46% 1866 3,611 −0.43% 1872 3,505 −0.50% 1876 3,543 +0.27% 1881 3,540 −0.02% 1886 3,737 +1.09% 1891 3,884 +0.77% 1896 3,916 +0.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,091 +0.88% 1906 4,023 −0.33% 1911 4,019 −0.02% 1921 3,924 −0.24% 1926 3,974 +0.25% 1931 4,054 +0.40% 1936 3,641 −2.13% 1946 3,459 −0.51% 1954 3,945 +1.66% 1962 4,238 +0.90% 1968 4,572 +1.27% 1975 4,984 +1.24% 1982 5,243 +0.73% 1990 6,341 +2.41% 1999 7,234 +1.47% 2007 8,458 +1.97% 2012 10,155 +3.72% 2017 11,464 +2.45%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Notable residents

Jacques-Yves Cousteau is buried in the Cousteau family plot.

It is also the birthplace of Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan.

Fossil Nummulites found near Saint-André-de-Cubzac.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

External links

• http://www.saint-andre-de-cubzac.com/