Lanton, Gironde

Lanton (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɔ̃]; Occitan: Lenton) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Lanton
Commune
The church in Lanton
Coat of arms
Location of Lanton
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Coordinates: 44°42′17″N 1°02′03″W / 44.7047°N 1.0342°W / 44.7047; -1.0342
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Andernos-les-Bains
Intercommunality	CA Bassin d'Arcachon Nord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie Larrue^[1]
Area ^1	136.19 km^2 (52.58 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	7,273
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33229 /33138
Elevation	1–54 m (3.3–177.2 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 500 —     1861 638 +0.36% 1901 871 +0.78% 1962 1,401 +0.78% 1968 1,567 +1.88% 1975 1,668 +0.90%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1982 2,535 +6.16% 1990 3,734 +4.96% 1999 4,962 +3.21% 2007 5,966 +2.33% 2012 6,384 +1.36% 2017 6,912 +1.60%
Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Lanton, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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