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Sainte-Foy-la-Grande |
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Location within Aquitaine region
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Country |
France |
Region |
Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
Department |
Gironde |
Arrondissement |
Libourne |
Canton |
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande |
Intercommunality |
Pays Foyen |
Government |
• Mayor (2008–2014) |
Robert Provain |
Area1 |
0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
Population (2012)2 |
2,327 |
• Density |
4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code |
33402 / 33220 |
Elevation |
7–20 m (23–66 ft) |
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. |
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
Historical population |
Year |
Pop. |
±% |
1962 |
3,152 |
— |
1968 |
3,186 |
+1.1% |
1975 |
3,345 |
+5.0% |
1982 |
2,967 |
−11.3% |
1990 |
2,745 |
−7.5% |
1999 |
2,788 |
+1.6% |
2008 |
2,550 |
−8.5% |
Notable natives and residents
- Louis Pierre Gratiolet, anatomist and zoologist, was born here in 1815
- Paul Broca, surgeon and anthropologist
- Élisée Reclus, geographer and anarchist, was born here
- Onésime Reclus, his older brother and also a notable geographer, lived here for many years
- Élie Faure, physician, art critic, writer, essayist, was born here in 1873
See also
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