Vayres, Gironde

Vayres
Commune
Chateau
Vayres
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Vayres
Coordinates: 44°53′53″N 0°18′47″W / 44.8981°N 0.3131°W / 44.8981; -0.3131Coordinates: 44°53′53″N 0°18′47″W / 44.8981°N 0.3131°W / 44.8981; -0.3131
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Libourne
Canton Le Libournais-Fronsadais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Hélène Maidon
Area1 14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 3,543
 • Density 250/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 33539 /33870
Elevation 2–39 m (6.6–128.0 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 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.

Vayres is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,853—    
19681,845−0.4%
19752,295+24.4%
19822,361+2.9%
19902,491+5.5%
19992,631+5.6%
20083,280+24.7%

Sights

  • The Château de Vayres (Vayres Castle). It was remodeled by the 16th-century French engineer Louis de Foix, deceased 1611.
Aerial view of the chateau

The castle was sold in 1583 by King Henry III of Navarre largely ruined, to Ogier de Gourgue, in charge of the treasury of Guyenne, a friend of philosopher and political thinker Michel de Montaigne. Ogier de Gourge commissioned a well-known architect, Louis de Foix, who was building the Cordouan lighthouse and had worked for a few years for the king of Spain Philip II.

See also

References

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