Floirac, Gironde
| Floirac | |
|---|---|
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Town hall | |
  Floirac | |
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Floirac | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′15″N 0°31′29″W / 44.8375°N 0.5247°WCoordinates: 44°50′15″N 0°31′29″W / 44.8375°N 0.5247°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Floirac |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Conchita Lacuey |
| Area1 | 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 16,029 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33167 / 33270 |
| Elevation |
3–79 m (9.8–259.2 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Floirac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,200 | — |
| 1800 | 1,069 | −10.9% |
| 1806 | 1,053 | −1.5% |
| 1821 | 956 | −9.2% |
| 1831 | 965 | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 998 | +3.4% |
| 1841 | 1,186 | +18.8% |
| 1846 | 1,166 | −1.7% |
| 1851 | 1,312 | +12.5% |
| 1856 | 1,421 | +8.3% |
| 1861 | 1,537 | +8.2% |
| 1866 | 1,524 | −0.8% |
| 1872 | 1,640 | +7.6% |
| 1876 | 1,585 | −3.4% |
| 1881 | 1,842 | +16.2% |
| 1886 | 2,265 | +23.0% |
| 1891 | 2,311 | +2.0% |
| 1896 | 2,517 | +8.9% |
| 1901 | 2,642 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 2,799 | +5.9% |
| 1911 | 3,152 | +12.6% |
| 1921 | 4,826 | +53.1% |
| 1926 | 6,474 | +34.1% |
| 1931 | 7,180 | +10.9% |
| 1936 | 7,024 | −2.2% |
| 1946 | 7,062 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 7,621 | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 8,196 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 8,241 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 12,040 | +46.1% |
| 1982 | 14,477 | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 16,834 | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 16,157 | −4.0% |
| 2008 | 16,029 | −0.8% |
Twin towns
Floirac is twinned with:
- Diébougou, Burkina Faso
- Burlada, Spain, since 1985[1]
See also
References
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