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Subprefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Nérac
Subprefecture and commune
The castle of NéracThe castle of Nérac
Coat of arms of NéracCoat of arms
Location of Nérac
Nérac is located in FranceNéracNéracShow map of FranceNérac is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineNéracNéracShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E / 44.13611°N 0.34028°E / 44.13611; 0.34028
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementNérac
CantonL'Albret
IntercommunalityAlbret Communauté
Area62.68 km (24.20 sq mi)
Population6,881
 • Density110/km (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code47195 /47600
Elevation38–191 m (125–627 ft)
(avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nérac (French pronunciation: [neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac, [neˈɾa]) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh and Admiral Francois Darlan.

Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,061—    
1975 7,156+0.19%
1982 6,828−0.67%
1990 7,015+0.34%
1999 6,787−0.37%
2007 6,877+0.16%
2012 7,086+0.60%
2017 6,827−0.74%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. "Author Joanne Harris: My love affair with France". BreakingNews.ie. 2 May 2019.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department


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