Title: Dax, Landes Content: Dax (Dacs in Gascon) is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Dax and of 2 cantons in the department: Dax-1 and Dax-2. It is well-known spa town, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar medical problems. ==History== Dax was first established by the Romans, and its name was Civitas Aquensium. In the Middle Ages, it was administered by viscounts until 1177. when Henry II Plantagenet, later King of England, got the Aquitaine. Dax remained under the English rule until 1451, when it was conquered by the French troops before the end of the Hundred Years' War. ==Geography== Dax is, in straight line, at about from the beaches of southern Landes, from Bayonne, from Bordeaux, from Mont-de-Marsan and from Pau. The commune has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  The city of Dax is mainly on the left side of the Adour river. ===Climate=== The climate of Dax is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Dax are known, in French, as Dacquois (women: Dacquoises). With a population of 20,485, Dax has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Dax Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:22500 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 19348 bar:1975 from:0 till: 19137 bar:1982 from:0 till: 18648 bar:1990 from:0 till: 19309 bar:1999 from:0 till: 19515 bar:2006 from:0 till: 20810 bar:2014 from:0 till: 20485 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 19348 fontsize:S text: 19,348 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 19137 fontsize:S text: 19,137 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 18648 fontsize:S text: 18,648 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 19309 fontsize:S text: 19,309 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 19515 fontsize:S text: 19,515 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 20810 fontsize:S text: 20,810 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 20485 fontsize:S text: 20,485 shift:(-15,5) Dax forms, with 12 other communes, the urban area of Dax with a population of 49,853 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Dax, formed by 31 communes, with a population of 64,937 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . ==Administration== Dax is a subprefecture of the Landes department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Dax and the administrative centre  of two cantons: # Dax-1, formed with a part of Dax and ten other communes, with 24,887 inhabitants (2014). # Dax-2, formed with a part of Dax and nine other communes, with 29,536 inhabitants (2014). === Twin towns === Dax is twinned with: * Logroño, Spain ==Sites of interest== * Cathedral of Notre-Dame Ste-Marie * Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes * Fontaine Chaude ("Hot Fountain") ==People from or related to Dax== * Vincent de Paul (1581-1660), theologian born in a village near Dax. * Jean-Charles de Borda (1733-1799), mathematician. * Roger Ducos (1747-1818), politician. * Paul Darbos (1990), Internet celebrity. ==Gallery== File:Dax Cathédrale.JPG|Notre- Dame de Dax cathedral. File:Dax place cathédrale.jpg|Cathedral square. File:Dax-13.JPG|Bridge over the Adour river. File:Dax-05.JPG|La Fontaine Chaude. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Dax * Communes of the Landes department