Langon, Gironde
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Commune of Langon |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Langon |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Langon |
| Mayor | Charles Vérité (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–73 m (avg. 23 m) |
| Land area¹ | 13.71 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,168 |
| - Density | 449/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33227/ 33210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Langon is a town and commune of the Gironde département, in France.
[edit] Geography
Langon, in the Sud-Gironde (South-Gironde) is 48 km south-east of Bordeaux, on the left bank of the Garonne river, near the border between a wine-growing region (Premières côtes de Bordeaux) and the forest of Landes.
[edit] Transport
Traditionally it was a stop on the Bordeaux-Toulouse route; the city is now served by the Deux-Mers autoroute. (A62 Bordeaux-Toulouse).
[edit] Sights
A visit to Château de Roquetaillade, historical monument is a must [1].
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