Nérac

Nérac
Subprefecture and commune
The castle of Nérac

Coat of arms
Nérac
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Nérac
Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E / 44.13611°N 0.34028°E / 44.13611; 0.34028Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E / 44.13611°N 0.34028°E / 44.13611; 0.34028
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Nérac
Canton L'Albret
Intercommunality Val d'Albret
Area1 62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 6,787
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 47195 /47600
Elevation 38–191 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Nérac (French pronunciation: [neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as well as the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh.

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