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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Grenade-sur-l'Adour
Commune
Church of Grenade-sur-l'AdourChurch of Grenade-sur-l'Adour
Coat of arms of Grenade-sur-l'AdourCoat of arms
Location of Grenade-sur-l'Adour
Grenade-sur-l'Adour is located in FranceGrenade-sur-l'AdourGrenade-sur-l'AdourShow map of FranceGrenade-sur-l'Adour is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineGrenade-sur-l'AdourGrenade-sur-l'AdourShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 43°46′37″N 0°25′42″W / 43.7769°N 0.4283°W / 43.7769; -0.4283
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonAdour Armagnac
IntercommunalityPays Grenadois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Odile Lacouture
Area19.72 km (7.61 sq mi)
Population2,430
 • Density120/km (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code40117 /40270
Elevation48–84 m (157–276 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grenade-sur-l'Adour (French pronunciation: [ɡʁənad syʁ laduʁ], literally Grenade on the Adour; Occitan: Granada d'Ador, before 1962: Grenade) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Geography

The town is located between two larger towns of Aire-sur-l'Adour and Mont-de-Marsan.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,250—    
1821 1,729−0.94%
1846 1,497−0.57%
1872 1,658+0.39%
1901 1,337−0.74%
1926 1,169−0.54%
1946 1,179+0.04%
1962 1,369+0.94%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,046+6.93%
1975 2,006−0.28%
1982 2,129+0.85%
1990 2,187+0.34%
1999 2,265+0.39%
2007 2,445+0.96%
2012 2,505+0.49%
2017 2,487−0.14%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Sights

Areas of interest include a 15th-century bastide and a Catholic church of the same era.

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. Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
  4. INSEE commune file
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Grenade-sur-l'Adour, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

See also

Communes of the Landes department


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