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Dax (French pronunciation: [daks]; Occitan: Dacs; Basque: Akize) is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department.[3]
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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Location of Dax  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°43′N 1°03′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Dax-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Dax |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Dubois[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.70 km2 (7.61 sq mi) |
| Population | 20,843 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40088 /40100 |
| Elevation | 2–46 m (6.6–150.9 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is known as a spa destination, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments. Dax is also known for its tauromachy culture, especially during the August ferias, one of the most crowded festival events in France with 800,000 people attending over five days.[4] It is also a market town, former bishopric and busy local centre, especially for the Chalosse area.
Geography
Dax lies on the river Adour, 30 km from the Atlantic Ocean and 42 km northwest of Bayonne. Dax station has rail connections to Paris, Hendaye, Tarbes, Bordeaux, Bayonne and Pau.
History
It was first established by the Romans, and its reputation is supposed to date from a visit by Julia, the daughter of the first Emperor Octavian Augustus. Its Roman name was Civitas Aquensium. In the Middle Ages, it was administered by viscounts until 1177. With the acquisition of Aquitaine by Henry II Plantagenet, later King of England, Dax remained under English rule until 1451, when it was conquered by French troops before the end of the Hundred Years' War. It successfully withstood a Spanish siege in 1521-1522.
Population
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| Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate
| Climate data for Dax, Landes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1958–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
40.8 (105.4) |
41.1 (106.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 106.3 (4.19) |
95.8 (3.77) |
82.8 (3.26) |
107.5 (4.23) |
90.2 (3.55) |
69.8 (2.75) |
57.9 (2.28) |
70.3 (2.77) |
89.6 (3.53) |
117.0 (4.61) |
145.7 (5.74) |
118.4 (4.66) |
1,151.3 (45.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.4 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 128.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 82.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.1 | 108.2 | 166.0 | 171.2 | 196.7 | 206.6 | 219.7 | 212.7 | 190.2 | 142.2 | 93.5 | 80.2 | 1,882.4 |
| Source 1: Météo France[7][8][9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity, 1961–1990)[10] | |||||||||||||
Sights
- Roman archaeological crypt, including the foundations of a Roman temple from the second century AD
- Remains of the Gallic-Roman walls (4th century)
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame Ste-Marie
- Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes
- Fontaine Chaude ("Hot Fountain")
- Château de Dax, former castle where is now Hôtel Splendid
Sports
The US Dax rugby club founded in 1904 is an important historical team, as many other town in south west of France. Many famous French rugby players comes from Dax and its suburbs such as Pierre Albaladejo, Raphaël Ibanez, or Richard Dourthe for example.
Twin towns
Logroño, Spain
Personalities
- Maurice Boyau, ace of the First World War who spent most of his life in Dax
- Jean-Charles de Borda, mathematician
- Vincent de Paul, theologian born in a village near Dax
- Victor Denain, aviator and politician
- Roger Ducos, politician born in Dax
- Patrick Edlinger, rock climber
- Brigitte Lovisa Fouché, painter
- Laurent Fressinet, chess player
- Raphaël Ibañez, rugby player
- Christophe Lamaison, rugby player
- Émile Magne (1877–1953), art historian and literary critic
- Rudy Orea, footballer
- Patrick Pendanx (1975-), footballer
See also
- Diocese of Dax
- Guiraude de Dax
- US Dax, a French rugby union club based in Dax.
- Dacquoise
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- INSEE commune file
- "Dax : Sécurité renforcée pour la féria".
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Dax, EHESS. (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "Données climatiques de la station de Dax" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- "Climat Aquitaine" (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- "Dax (40)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Normes et records 1961-1990: Dax-Seyresse (40) - altitude 31m" (in French). Infoclimat. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Dax Cathedral
- Dax Cathedral
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На других языках
[de] Dax (Landes)
Dax (gaskognisch Dacs, zur Römerzeit Aquae Tarbellicae) ist eine französische Stadt in der Nähe der Atlantikküste im Département Landes in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine und mit 20.843 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) nach Mont-de-Marsan die zweitgrößte Stadt im Département. Die Stadt ist Sitz der Unterpräfektur (frz. Sous-préfecture) des Arrondissements Dax.- [en] Dax, Landes
[fr] Dax
Dax (prononcé [daks] ; en occitan gascon Dacs[1]) est une commune du sud-ouest de la France, située dans le département des Landes (région Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Elle appartient à l'ancienne province de Gascogne. C'est une station thermale très fréquentée. Ses habitants sont appelés les Dacquois.[ru] Дакс (Франция)
Дакс (фр. Dax, баск. Akize) — коммуна на юго-западе Франции в департаменте Ланды административного региона Аквитания. Долгое время город входил в состав исторической провинции Гасконь. Популярный бальнеологический курорт Франции.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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