Cussac-Fort-Médoc

Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Commune
Fort Médoc and the Gironde
Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Coordinates: 45°06′53″N 0°43′47″W / 45.1147°N 0.7297°W / 45.1147; -0.7297Coordinates: 45°06′53″N 0°43′47″W / 45.1147°N 0.7297°W / 45.1147; -0.7297
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Lesparre-Médoc
Canton Le Sud-Médoc
Intercommunality Médoc Estuaire
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Thierry Heulle
Area1 18.01 km2 (6.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,794
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 33146 /33460
Elevation 0–29 m (0–95 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 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.

Cussac-Fort-Médoc is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Fort Médoc in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, together with several buildings in nearby Blaye, was listed in 2008 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962785    
1968792+0.9%
1975824+4.0%
19821,101+33.6%
19901,318+19.7%
19991,355+2.8%
20081,794+32.4%

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