Parentis-en-Born

Parentis-en-Born (French pronunciation: [paʁɑ̃tis ɑ̃ bɔʁn]; Occitan: Parentís) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3]

Parentis-en-Born
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Parentis-en-Born
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Coordinates: 44°21′00″N 1°04′24″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Grands Lacs
Intercommunality	Grands Lacs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Françoise Nadau[1]
Area 1	111.55 km2 (43.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,195
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40217 /40160
Elevation	20–57 m (66–187 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It has one of the biggest oil reserves of continental western Europe. The Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport is located in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,453 —     1800 1,440 −0.13% 1806 1,181 −3.25% 1821 1,604 +2.06% 1831 1,735 +0.79% 1836 1,740 +0.06% 1841 1,788 +0.55% 1846 1,918 +1.41% 1851 1,946 +0.29% 1856 2,030 +0.85% 1861 2,049 +0.19% 1866 2,028 −0.21% 1872 1,966 −0.52% 1876 1,921 −0.58% 1881 1,814 −1.14% 1886 1,930 +1.25% 1891 1,941 +0.11% 1896 1,964 +0.24%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,075 +1.11% 1906 2,147 +0.68% 1911 2,165 +0.17% 1921 1,948 −1.05% 1926 1,908 −0.41% 1931 1,824 −0.90% 1936 1,785 −0.43% 1946 1,855 +0.39% 1954 2,159 +1.92% 1962 2,490 +1.80% 1968 3,769 +7.15% 1975 4,036 +0.98% 1982 4,076 +0.14% 1990 4,056 −0.06% 1999 4,429 +0.98% 2007 4,951 +1.40% 2012 5,513 +2.17% 2017 6,236 +2.50%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Landes department
• Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Parentis-en-Born, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis