Saint-Macaire

For the French wine grape, see Saint-Macaire (grape).

Saint-Macaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ makɛʁ]; Occitan: Sent Macari) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is the site of the Château de Tardes. Saint-Macaire station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.

Saint-Macaire
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Macaire
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Macaire
Saint-Macaire Show map of France Saint-Macaire Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°34′03″N 0°13′21″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cédric Gerbeau[1]
Area 1	1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,017
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33435 /33490
Elevation	0–30 m (0–98 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,750 —     1800 1,483 −2.34% 1806 1,543 +0.66% 1821 1,494 −0.21% 1831 1,582 +0.57% 1836 1,535 −0.60% 1841 1,513 −0.29% 1846 1,504 −0.12% 1851 1,467 −0.50% 1856 1,448 −0.26% 1861 1,381 −0.94% 1866 2,165 +9.41% 1872 2,218 +0.40% 1876 2,252 +0.38% 1881 2,023 −2.12% 1886 2,170 +1.41% 1891 2,249 +0.72% 1896 2,283 +0.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,199 −0.75% 1906 2,152 −0.43% 1911 2,037 −1.09% 1921 1,812 −1.16% 1926 1,737 −0.84% 1931 1,705 −0.37% 1936 1,636 −0.82% 1946 1,505 −0.83% 1954 1,618 +0.91% 1962 1,636 +0.14% 1968 1,767 +1.29% 1975 1,679 −0.73% 1982 1,587 −0.80% 1990 1,459 −1.05% 1999 1,541 +0.61% 2007 1,985 +3.22% 2012 2,020 +0.35% 2017 2,076 +0.55%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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-Macaire, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE