Grenade-sur-l'Adour
| Grenade-sur-l'Adour | ||
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  Grenade-sur-l'Adour | ||
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Grenade-sur-l'Adour | ||
| Coordinates: 43°46′37″N 0°25′42″W / 43.7769°N 0.4283°WCoordinates: 43°46′37″N 0°25′42″W / 43.7769°N 0.4283°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Landes | |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan | |
| Canton | Grenade-sur-l'Adour | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Grenadois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Dufourcq | |
| Area1 | 19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 2,505 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40117 / 40270 | |
| Elevation |
48–84 m (157–276 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 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. | ||
Grenade-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Geography
The city is located between two larger cities of Aire-sur-l'Adour and Mont-de-Marsan.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,250 | — |
| 1806 | 1,368 | −39.2% |
| 1821 | 1,729 | +26.4% |
| 1831 | 1,416 | −18.1% |
| 1841 | 1,500 | +5.9% |
| 1851 | 1,520 | +1.3% |
| 1861 | 1,589 | +4.5% |
| 1872 | 1,658 | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 1,413 | −14.8% |
| 1891 | 1,474 | +4.3% |
| 1901 | 1,337 | −9.3% |
| 1911 | 1,266 | −5.3% |
| 1921 | 1,159 | −8.5% |
| 1931 | 1,188 | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 1,179 | −0.8% |
| 1954 | 1,331 | +12.9% |
| 1962 | 1,369 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 2,046 | +49.5% |
| 1975 | 2,006 | −2.0% |
| 1982 | 2,129 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 2,187 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,265 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2,468 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 2,505 | +1.5% |
Sights
Areas of interest include a 15th-century bastide and a Catholic church of the same era.
References
See also
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