Rion-des-Landes
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| Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 0°55′08″W / 43.9269°N 0.9189°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Pays morcenais tarusate |
| Intercommunality | Pays Tarusate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Civel[1] |
| Area 1 | 134.06 km2 (51.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,084 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40243 /40370 |
| Elevation | 46–103 m (151–338 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rion-des-Landes (French pronunciation: [ʁjɔ̃ de lɑ̃d]; Occitan: Arrion, before 1962: Rion)[3] is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[4] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Boos was merged into Rion-des-Landes.[5]
Geography
[edit]Rion-des-Landes is located in the center of the Landes department.
Population
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Education
[edit]- Middle School : Marie-Curie
- Primary school : Jean-Menaux
Notable residents
[edit]- Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, also known as Maïté, restaurateur, actress and TV presenter
- Gérard Dages, rugby player. Born on March 5, 1930, in Rion-des-Landes. Finalist of the French Rugby Championship in 1953 and 1959 with the Stade Montois.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 November 2016 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rion-des-Landes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "Populations légales 2012: Commune de Rion-des-Landes (40243)".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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