Audenge
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Chateau of Certes | ||
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Audenge | ||
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Audenge | ||
Coordinates: 44°41′05″N 1°00′43″W / 44.6847°N 1.0119°WCoordinates: 44°41′05″N 1°00′43″W / 44.6847°N 1.0119°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Arcachon | |
Canton | Audenge | |
Intercommunality | Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Nathalie Le Yondre | |
Area1 | 82.09 km2 (31.70 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 5,736 | |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 33019 / 33980 | |
Elevation |
0–59 m (0–194 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Audenge is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Geography
The town is situated on the Bassin d'Arcachon, between Lanton, Biganos and Marcheprime.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1793 | 732 | — |
1800 | 800 | +9.3% |
1806 | 842 | +5.2% |
1821 | 870 | +3.3% |
1831 | 1,148 | +32.0% |
1836 | 1,092 | −4.9% |
1841 | 1,078 | −1.3% |
1846 | 1,113 | +3.2% |
1851 | 1,124 | +1.0% |
1856 | 1,133 | +0.8% |
1861 | 1,173 | +3.5% |
1866 | 1,225 | +4.4% |
1872 | 1,071 | −12.6% |
1876 | 1,174 | +9.6% |
1881 | 1,220 | +3.9% |
1886 | 1,288 | +5.6% |
1891 | 1,297 | +0.7% |
1896 | 1,366 | +5.3% |
1901 | 1,364 | −0.1% |
1906 | 1,376 | +0.9% |
1911 | 1,344 | −2.3% |
1921 | 1,433 | +6.6% |
1926 | 1,540 | +7.5% |
1931 | 1,652 | +7.3% |
1936 | 1,781 | +7.8% |
1946 | 1,772 | −0.5% |
1954 | 1,964 | +10.8% |
1962 | 2,001 | +1.9% |
1968 | 2,234 | +11.6% |
1975 | 2,529 | +13.2% |
1982 | 2,675 | +5.8% |
1990 | 2,981 | +11.4% |
1999 | 3,948 | +32.4% |
2008 | 5,736 | +45.3% |
Inhabitants of Audenge are called Audengeois.
History
Audenge's patron saint is Saint Yves, patron of fishermen.
See also
References
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