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Saint-Trelody church
Saint-Trelody church
Coat of arms of Lesparre-Médoc
Coat of arms
Lesparre-Médoc is located in France
Lesparre-Médoc
Lesparre-Médoc
Location in France
Lesparre-Médoc is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lesparre-Médoc
Lesparre-Médoc
Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Lesparre-Médoc
Canton Le Nord-Médoc
Intercommunality Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île
Area
1
36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
5,604
 • Density 151.58/km2 (392.60/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Lesparrains
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33240 /33340
Elevation 7–34 m (23–112 ft)
(avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
Website www.mairie-lesparre.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lesparre-Médoc (Occitan: [L'Esparra] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the five sub-prefectures of the department.

Geography

Lesparre-Médoc is on the Médoc peninsula on left side of the estuary of the Garonne river. The city is at about 80 km (50 mi) north of Bordeaux.

It has an area of 37.0 km2 (14.3 sq mi), and its average altitude is 21 m (69 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 10 m (33 ft).

Lesparre-Médoc and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Lesparre-Médoc

Climate

The climate of Lesparre-Médoc is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Lesparre-Médoc are known, in French, as Lesparrains (women: Lesparraines).

With a population of 5,604, Lesparre-Médoc has a population density of 152 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Lesparre-Médoc

Administration

Lesparre-Médoc is a sub-prefecture of the Gironde department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Le Nord-Médoc with 39,923 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Médoc Cœur de Presqu'ile (French: Communauté de communes Médoc Cœur de Presqu'île).

Twin towns

Lesparre-Médoc is twinned with:

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