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Cadillac (French pronunciation: [kadijak] (listen); Gascon: Cadilhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Cadillac
Commune
Château des ducs d'Épernon à Cadillac
Location of Cadillac
Cadillac
Cadillac
Coordinates: 44°38′14″N 0°19′03″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonL'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jocelyn Doré
Area
1
5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,836
  Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33081 /33410
Elevation3–92 m (9.8–301.8 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History


Cadillac was founded in 1280 to serve as a river port for the castle of Benauges by the lord of the castle, Jean I de Grailly.


Name


Cadillac is attested in the form Cadilacum in 1306. Toponymist Ernest Nègre explains the name as made up of personal roman name -Catilius, with the suffix -acum.

The suffix -acum is of gauloise origins (in the form -acon). It served to localise persons or the origins of persons before it became to demark the property of some person.


Geography


Cadillac is directly across the Garonne river from Sauternes, and is known for producing sweet dessert wines under the Cadillac AOC designation.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,204    
19683,748+17.0%
19753,340−10.9%
19822,961−11.3%
19902,582−12.8%
19992,365−8.4%
20082,382+0.7%
20182,818+18.3%

Sights


Cadillac is the home of the imposing Château des Ducs d'Épernon.


Name


The name of the commune was adopted by Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder of Detroit and Governor of Louisiana, on his arrival to what is now the United States. The Cadillac division of General Motors, and Cadillac, Michigan are named after him.


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.

На других языках


[de] Cadillac (Gironde)

Cadillac ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 2836 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Gironde in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Sie ist Hauptort (chef-lieu) des Kantons L’Entre-deux-Mers im Arrondissement Langon. Früher war die Gemeinde Cadillac Teil der Grafschaft Bénauges.
- [en] Cadillac, Gironde



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