Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Landes
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | |
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Town hall | |
  Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′52″N 0°59′51″W / 43.7478°N 0.9975°WCoordinates: 43°44′52″N 0°59′51″W / 43.7478°N 0.9975°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Dax-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Grand Dax |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Henri Bédat |
| Area1 | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 3,048 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40283 / 40990 |
| Elevation |
2–70 m (6.6–229.7 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
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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. | |
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The village was formerly called Pouy. It was renamed in 1828 after Saint Vincent de Paul, who was born there. You can visit his parents' home and learn about his work in the "Berceau", only a few miles from Dax.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 445 | — |
| 1806 | 565 | +27.0% |
| 1821 | 664 | +17.5% |
| 1831 | 806 | +21.4% |
| 1841 | 863 | +7.1% |
| 1851 | 1,165 | +35.0% |
| 1861 | 1,503 | +29.0% |
| 1872 | 1,683 | +12.0% |
| 1881 | 1,819 | +8.1% |
| 1891 | 1,800 | −1.0% |
| 1901 | 1,664 | −7.6% |
| 1911 | 1,668 | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 1,632 | −2.2% |
| 1931 | 1,560 | −4.4% |
| 1946 | 1,489 | −4.6% |
| 1954 | 1,540 | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 1,515 | −1.6% |
| 1968 | 1,557 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,584 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,696 | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 1,775 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2,141 | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 2,944 | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 3,048 | +3.5% |
See also
- Communes of the Landes department
- http://pagesperso-orange.fr/philippe.harambat/saints/depaul/vincentdepaul/berceau.htm
- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15434c.htm
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