Carcans
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°WCoordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc | |
| Intercommunality | Lacs Médocains | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Sabarot | |
| Area1 | 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,139 | |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33097 /33121 | |
| Elevation | 0–65 m (0–213 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Carcans is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Carcans is a member of the Community of Municipalities Médoc's Lakes which includes the municipalities of Lacanau, Carcans, and Hourtin.
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