Nérac

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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, as was Admiral Francois Darlan.

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The castle of Nérac
Coat of arms of Nérac
Location of Nérac
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Nérac is located in France
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Nérac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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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
Area
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62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
6,881
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47195 /47600
Elevation38–191 m (125–627 ft)
(avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.[2]

Population

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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[3]

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References

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  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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