Nérac (French pronunciation: ​[neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac, [neˈɾa]) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh, as was Admiral Francois Darlan.

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Nérac
Subprefecture and commune
The castle of Nérac
Coat of arms
Location of Nérac
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Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Nérac
Canton	L'Albret
Intercommunality	Albret Communauté
Area 1	62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	6,837
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	47195 /47600
Elevation	38–191 m (125–627 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.[2]

Population

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References

External links

• Town council website (in French)

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