Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps
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Location within Aquitaine region ![]() Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′56″N 0°03′43″W / 44.9822°N 0.0619°WCoordinates: 44°58′56″N 0°03′43″W / 44.9822°N 0.0619°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Libourne |
| Canton | Lussac |
| Intercommunality | Lussacais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Patricia Raichini |
| Area1 | 14.32 km2 (5.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 756 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33320 / 33570 |
| Elevation |
16–85 m (52–279 ft) (avg. 293 m or 961 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. | |
Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 492 | — |
| 1968 | 530 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 503 | −5.1% |
| 1982 | 489 | −2.8% |
| 1990 | 565 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 551 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 643 | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 756 | +17.6% |
Puisseguin road crash
Most of the forty-three deads of the Puisseguin road crash the 23 October 2015, passengers of a bus which hit a lorry, belonged to the Petit-Palais seniors' club.[1] This accident was the deadliest accident in France since 1982.
See also
References
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