Lesparre-Médoc

Lesparre-Médoc () is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the five sub-prefectures of the department.

Geography
Lesparre-Médoc is on the Médoc peninsula on left side of the estuary of the Garonne river. The city is at about  north of Bordeaux.

It has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
+ Lesparre-Médoc and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Lesparre-Médoc

Climate
The climate of Lesparre-Médoc is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population
The inhabitants of Lesparre-Médoc are known, in French, as Lesparrains (women: Lesparraines).

With a population of 5,604, Lesparre-Médoc has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Lesparre-Médoc

Administration
Lesparre-Médoc is a sub-prefecture of the Gironde department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the administrative centre () of the canton of Le Nord-Médoc with 39,923 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Médoc Cœur de Presqu'ile ().

 Twin towns 
Lesparre-Médoc is twinned with:
  Olhão, Portugal
  Drayton, Oxfordshire, Great Britain

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc
 Communes of the Gironde department

References

Other websites

 Ville de Lesparre-Médoc - Official site  
 Departamental Council of Gironde  
 Prefecture official website  
 Agence de Développement Touristique de la Gironde  
 Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine 

Category:Subprefectures in France
Category:Communes in Gironde