Castel-Sarrazin (French pronunciation: [kastɛl saʁazɛ̃]; Occitan: Sarrasins) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]

Castel-Sarrazin
Location of Castel-Sarrazin
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Castel-Sarrazin is located in France
Castel-Sarrazin
Castel-Sarrazin
Castel-Sarrazin is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Castel-Sarrazin
Castel-Sarrazin
Coordinates: 43°37′14″N 0°46′46″W / 43.6206°N 0.7794°W / 43.6206; -0.7794
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementDax
CantonCoteau de Chalosse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Novembre[1]
Area
1
12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
574
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40074 /40330
Elevation25–73 m (82–240 ft)
(avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castel-Sarrazin is the hometown of the top ranking Michelin starred chef Alain Ducasse.

It is mentioned with fondness in the memoirs of Sir John Kincaid. ‘Castle Sarrazin is a respectable little town on the right bank of the Garonne; and its inhabitants received us so kindly, that every officer found in his quarter a family home.’[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 419—    
1975 378−1.46%
1982 371−0.27%
1990 363−0.27%
1999 360−0.09%
2009 511+3.56%
2014 536+0.96%
2020 558+0.67%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ ‘Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, T & W Boone, London, 1867, page 304
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE