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Subprefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Nérac | |
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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. |
Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.[2]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 7,061 | — |
1975 | 7,156 | +0.19% |
1982 | 6,828 | −0.67% |
1990 | 7,015 | +0.34% |
1999 | 6,787 | −0.37% |
2007 | 6,877 | +0.16% |
2012 | 7,086 | +0.60% |
2017 | 6,827 | −0.74% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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