Saint-André-de-Cubzac
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Commune of Saint-André-de-Cubzac |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Saint-André-de-Cubzac |
| Mayor | Jacques Maugein (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 2 m–73 m (avg. 30 m) |
| Land area¹ | 23.15 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
7,234 |
| - Density | 312/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33366/ 33240 |
| 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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Saint-André-de-Cubzac is a small town near Bordeaux, France. It is a commune of the Gironde département.
The town is most famous for its cemetery, as Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the world renowned oceanographer, was laid to rest here in the Cousteau family plot.
It is also the birthplace of Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan.
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