Carcans | |
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Coordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Meiffren[1] |
Area 1 | 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,418 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Demonym | Carcanais·e (French) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33097 /33121 |
Elevation | 0–65 m (0–213 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Carcans (French pronunciation: [kaʁkɑ̃]; Occitan: Carcan, [kaɾˈka]) is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine), France.
Carcans is one of the 14 members of the Community of Communes of Médoc Atlantique.
Situated about 50 km of Bordeaux, Médoc, Carcans is a seaside resort between the Atlantic Ocean and the Hourtin-Carcans Lake.
It includes 5 settlements : Carcans, the administrative centre (in the town's same name); Pouch (IPA: [puʃ]), situated between forest and marsh; Maubuisson (IPA: [mobɥisɔ̃]), the tour resort created 1960–1970; Bombannes (IPA: [bɔ̃ban]), a sport area near the lake; Carcans-Plage (IPA: [kaʁkɑ̃ plaʒ]), the seaside resort on the border of the ocean.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |