Captieux

Captieux
Commune
The church in Captieux
The church in Captieux
Coat of arms of Captieux
Coat of arms
Location of Captieux
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Captieux is located in France
Captieux
Captieux
Captieux is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Captieux
Captieux
Coordinates: 44°17′34″N 0°15′32″W / 44.2928°N 0.2589°W / 44.2928; -0.2589
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonLe Sud-Gironde
IntercommunalityBazadais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Luquedey[1]
Area
1
119.33 km2 (46.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,336
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33095 /33840
Elevation69–136 m (226–446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Captieux (French pronunciation: [kapsjø]; Occitan: Capsiuts) is a commune of Southwestern France, located in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine).

It lies near the border with the Landes and the Lot-et-Garonne departments.

The commune is in the east of the Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne.

Between 1950 and 1967, the U.S. Army's 23,000-acre 571st Ordnance Ammunition Command (Captieux Ordnance Depot) was situated southwest of the village.[3][4]

The Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, a route which has been modified to allow its use by the oversize road convoys conveying body sections and wings of the Airbus A380 airliner, bypasses Captieux using a specially created private track about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east of the village.[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,358—    
19681,646+21.2%
19751,669+1.4%
19821,742+4.4%
19901,707−2.0%
19991,503−12.0%
20081,385−7.9%

See also

References

  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. ^ "USAREUR Units - Engineer Depots". Usarmygermany.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Military Construction Appropriations for 1962: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress, First Session". 1961.
  5. ^ "Itinéraire à grand gabarit : Transport des pièces de l'Airbus A380 entre Langon et Toulouse : Aménagements réalisés à Captieux" (in French). IGG.FR. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
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