Captieux

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

Captieux
Commune
The church in Captieux
Coat of arms
Location of Captieux
Captieux
Captieux
Coordinates: 44°17′34″N 0°15′32″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonLe Sud-Gironde
IntercommunalityCaptieux-Grignols
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Georges Bernard
Area
1
119.33 km2 (46.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,281
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33095 /33840
Elevation69–136 m (226–446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies near the border with the Landes and the Lot-et-Garonne departments.

The commune is in the east of the Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne.

Between 1950 and 1967, the U.S. Army's 23,000-acre 571st Ordnance Ammunition Command (Captieux Ordnance Depot) was situated southwest of the village.[2][3]

The Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, a route which has been modified to allow its use by the oversize road convoys conveying body sections and wings of the Airbus A380 airliner, bypasses Captieux using a specially created private track about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east of the village.[4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,358—    
19681,646+21.2%
19751,669+1.4%
19821,742+4.4%
19901,707−2.0%
19991,503−12.0%
20081,385−7.9%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. https://www.usarmygermany.com/Units/ArmyDepots/USAREUR_Ammo%20Depots.htm#Captieux
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=wbDcDDZUepgC&dq
  4. "Itinéraire à grand gabarit : Transport des pièces de l'Airbus A380 entre Langon et Toulouse : Aménagements réalisés à Captieux" (in French). IGG.FR. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-08-16.



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