Nérac
Subprefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nérac (French pronunciation: [neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac, [neˈɾa]) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh, as was Admiral Francois Darlan.
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Nérac |
Canton | L'Albret |
Intercommunality | Albret Communauté |
Area 1 | 62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 6,881 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 47195 /47600 |
Elevation | 38–191 m (125–627 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.[2]