Gaillan-en-Médoc (French pronunciation: [ɡajɑ̃ ɑ̃ medɔk], literally Gaillan in Médoc; Occitan: Galhan de Medòc) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Gaillan-en-Médoc | |
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.jpg) The church in Gaillan-en-Médoc | |
Location of Gaillan-en-Médoc  | |
  Gaillan-en-Médoc  Gaillan-en-Médoc | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′33″N 0°57′12″W / 45.3258°N 0.9533°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Nord-Médoc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Bertrand Texeraud[1] |
| Area 1 | 42.02 km2 (16.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,365 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33177 /33340 |
| Elevation | 7–20 m (23–66 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,229 | — |
| 1975 | 1,274 | +0.52% |
| 1982 | 1,482 | +2.18% |
| 1990 | 1,773 | +2.27% |
| 1999 | 1,915 | +0.86% |
| 2007 | 2,031 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 2,084 | +0.52% |
| 2017 | 2,323 | +2.20% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
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