Avensan
| Avensan | |
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Town hall | |
  Avensan | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Avensan | |
| Coordinates: 45°02′08″N 0°45′24″W / 45.0356°N 0.7567°WCoordinates: 45°02′08″N 0°45′24″W / 45.0356°N 0.7567°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Castelnau-de-Médoc |
| Intercommunality | Médulienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Travers |
| Area1 | 52.24 km2 (20.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,138 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33022 / 33480 |
| Elevation |
4–51 m (13–167 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Avensan is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 833 | — |
| 1968 | 962 | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 1,062 | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 1,592 | +49.9% |
| 1990 | 1,620 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,753 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 2,138 | +22.0% |
See also
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