Saint-André-de-Cubzac

Saint-André-de-Cubzac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe kybzak], literally Saint-André of Cubzac; Occitan: Sent Andreus de Cubzac, Gascon: Sent Andriu de Cubzac) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Church of Saint-André
Church of Saint-André
Coat of arms of Saint-André-de-Cubzac
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Saint-André-de-Cubzac is located in France
Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Saint-André-de-Cubzac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Saint-André-de-Cubzac
Coordinates: 44°59′44″N 0°26′41″W / 44.9956°N 0.4447°W / 44.9956; -0.4447
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBlaye
CantonLe Nord-Gironde
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Célia Monseigne[1]
Area
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23.15 km2 (8.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,854
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33366 /33240
Elevation2–73 m (6.6–239.5 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called Cubzaguais in French.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,800—    
1800 5,279+9.48%
1806 2,828−9.88%
1821 3,087+0.59%
1831 2,957−0.43%
1836 3,329+2.40%
1841 3,010−1.99%
1846 3,327+2.02%
1851 3,389+0.37%
1856 3,432+0.25%
1861 3,690+1.46%
1866 3,611−0.43%
1872 3,505−0.50%
1876 3,543+0.27%
1881 3,540−0.02%
1886 3,737+1.09%
1891 3,884+0.77%
1896 3,916+0.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,091+0.88%
1906 4,023−0.33%
1911 4,019−0.02%
1921 3,924−0.24%
1926 3,974+0.25%
1931 4,054+0.40%
1936 3,641−2.13%
1946 3,459−0.51%
1954 3,945+1.66%
1962 4,238+0.90%
1968 4,572+1.27%
1975 4,984+1.24%
1982 5,243+0.73%
1990 6,341+2.41%
1999 7,234+1.47%
2007 8,458+1.97%
2012 10,155+3.72%
2017 11,464+2.45%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Notable residents

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997) was born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac and is buried in the Cousteau family plot.

It is also the birthplace of Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan.

 
Fossil Nummulites found near Saint-André-de-Cubzac.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-André-de-Cubzac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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