Rion-des-Landes | |
|---|---|
) Château Bellegarde | |
Location of Rion-des-Landes  | |
)  Rion-des-Landes ) Rion-des-Landes | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 0°55′08″W / 43.9269°N 0.9189°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Pays morcenais tarusate |
| Intercommunality | Pays Tarusate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Laurent Civel |
| Area 1 | 134.06 km2 (51.76 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 2,986 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40243 /40370 |
| Elevation | 46–103 m (151–338 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Rion-des-Landes is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Boos was merged into Rion-des-Landes.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,300 | — |
| 1806 | 1,280 | −1.5% |
| 1821 | 1,332 | +4.1% |
| 1831 | 1,470 | +10.4% |
| 1841 | 1,537 | +4.6% |
| 1851 | 1,727 | +12.4% |
| 1861 | 2,174 | +25.9% |
| 1872 | 2,461 | +13.2% |
| 1881 | 2,357 | −4.2% |
| 1891 | 2,535 | +7.6% |
| 1901 | 2,560 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 2,651 | +3.6% |
| 1921 | 2,581 | −2.6% |
| 1931 | 2,501 | −3.1% |
| 1946 | 2,434 | −2.7% |
| 1954 | 2,446 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 2,512 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 2,479 | −1.3% |
| 1975 | 2,635 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 2,482 | −5.8% |
| 1990 | 2,329 | −6.2% |
| 1999 | 2,201 | −5.5% |
| 2008 | 2,330 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2,521 | +8.2% |
Notable residents
Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, also known as Maïté
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 November 2016 (in French)
Geography
Rion-des-Landes is located in the center of the Landes department.
To the north there is Garosse, Arjuzanx, Morcenx.
To the south there is a Boos, Lesgor.
To the west there is Lesperon.
To the east there is a Beylongue, Carcen-Ponsion.
Transport
• Car : taxis
• Bus
• Bike
• Pedestrian
Education
• Middle School : Marie-Curie
• Primary school : Jean-Menaux
Twinning
· French
· English
• Maïté, restaurateur and TV host
• Gérard dages, rugby player. Born on March 5, 1930 in Rion-des-Landes. Finalist of the French Rugby Championship in 1953 and 1959 with the Stade Mons (rugby union).