commune in Lot-et-Garonne, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nérac (Occitan: Nerac)[1] is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Nérac and of the Canton of L'Albret.
Nérac | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 44°09′N 0°20′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Nérac |
Canton | L'Albret |
Intercommunality | Val d'Albret |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Nicolas Lacombe |
Area 1 | 62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | 7,085 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Demonym | Néracais |
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. 115 m or 377 ft) |
Website | www.ville-nerac.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is in the Pays d'Albret, a natural region of Gascony, in the southern part of the Lot-et-Garonne department. It has an area of 62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi) and its average altitude is 115 m (377 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 56 m (184 ft).[2]
Nérac is surrounded by the communes Lavardac, Feugarolles, Espiens, Calignac, Fieux, Lasserre, Fréchou, Andiran, Réaup-Lisse and Barbaste.
The Baïse river flows through the city of Nérac. The Gélise river, a tributary of the Baïse, is on the western border of the commune.
The inhabitants of Nérac are known, in French, as Néracais (women: Néracaises ).[3]
With a population of 7,085,[4] Nérac has a population density of 113 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Nérac
Nérac is a subprefecture in the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Nérac and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the Canton of L'Albret, formed by 22 communes[5] and with 16,859 inhabitants (2014).
Nérac is twinned with:
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