Lesparre-Médoc (French pronunciation: [lɛspaʁ medɔk] (listen); Occitan: L'Esparra de Medòc, [lespaˈra ˈde meˈðɔk]), commonly known as Lesparre (L'Esparra), is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

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Lesparre-Médoc
Subprefecture and commune
The church in Lesparre
Coat of arms
Location of Lesparre-Médoc
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Coordinates: 45°18′28″N 0°56′11″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Lesparre-Médoc
Canton	Le Nord-Médoc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Guiraud[1]
Area 1	36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	5,808
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33240 /33340
Elevation	7–34 m (23–112 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Lesparre is on the Médoc peninsula about 80 km north of Bordeaux.

History

In the High Middle Ages it was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born here.

Population

International relations

Lesparre is twinned with Drayton in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.[5]

Notable persons

• Bour de Lesparre, Mercenary captain of the Hundred Years' War

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

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