Saint-André-de-Cubzac

Saint-André-de-Cubzac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe də kybzak], literally Saint-André of Cubzac; Occitan: Sent Andreus de Cubzac, Gascon: Sent Andriu de Cubzac) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Commune
Church of Saint-André
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-André-de-Cubzac
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Coordinates: 44°59′44″N 0°26′41″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Blaye
Canton	Le Nord-Gironde
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Célia Monseigne[1]
Area 1	23.15 km2 (8.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	12,854
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33366 /33240
Elevation	2–73 m (6.6–239.5 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called Cubzaguais in French.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,800 —     1800 5,279 +9.48% 1806 2,828 −9.88% 1821 3,087 +0.59% 1831 2,957 −0.43% 1836 3,329 +2.40% 1841 3,010 −1.99% 1846 3,327 +2.02% 1851 3,389 +0.37% 1856 3,432 +0.25% 1861 3,690 +1.46% 1866 3,611 −0.43% 1872 3,505 −0.50% 1876 3,543 +0.27% 1881 3,540 −0.02% 1886 3,737 +1.09% 1891 3,884 +0.77% 1896 3,916 +0.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,091 +0.88% 1906 4,023 −0.33% 1911 4,019 −0.02% 1921 3,924 −0.24% 1926 3,974 +0.25% 1931 4,054 +0.40% 1936 3,641 −2.13% 1946 3,459 −0.51% 1954 3,945 +1.66% 1962 4,238 +0.90% 1968 4,572 +1.27% 1975 4,984 +1.24% 1982 5,243 +0.73% 1990 6,341 +2.41% 1999 7,234 +1.47% 2007 8,458 +1.97% 2012 10,155 +3.72% 2017 11,464 +2.45%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Notable residents

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997) was born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac and is buried in the Cousteau family plot.

It is also the birthplace of Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan.

Fossil Nummulites found near Saint-André-de-Cubzac.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-André-de-Cubzac, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• http://www.saint-andre-de-cubzac.com/