Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vivjɛ̃ də medɔk]; Occitan: Sent Bebian de Medòc) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc | |
Location of Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 45°25′52″N 1°02′04″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
Canton | Le Nord-Médoc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Dubernet[1] |
Area 1 | 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
Population | 1,791 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33490 /33590 |
Elevation | 0–12 m (0–39 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 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 located approximately 75 km (47 mi) northwest of Bordeaux. It was the site of an important action in Operation Frankton in December 1942.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,009 | — |
1968 | 1,018 | +0.9% |
1975 | 1,096 | +7.7% |
1982 | 1,161 | +5.9% |
1990 | 1,282 | +10.4% |
1999 | 1,365 | +6.5% |
2008 | 1,513 | +10.8% |
Communes of the Gironde department ![]() | |
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