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Lesparre-Médoc | |
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 The church in Lesparre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lesparre-Médoc | |
  Lesparre-Médoc  Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Coordinates:45°18′28″N0°56′11″W / 45.3078°N 0.9364°W /45.3078; -0.9364 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Nord-Médoc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bernard Guiraud[1] |
Area 1 | 36.97 km2 (14.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,862 |
| • Density | 158.6/km2 (410.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33240 /33340 |
| Elevation | 7–34 m (23–112 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lesparre-Médoc (French pronunciation:[lɛspaʁmedɔk]ⓘ;Occitan:L'Esparra de Medòc,[lespaˈraˈdemeˈðɔk]), commonly known asLesparre (L'Esparra), is acommune in theGirondedepartment,Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwesternFrance. It is asub-prefecture of the department.
Lesparre is on the Médoc peninsula about 80 km north of Bordeaux.
Traces of human occupation from the Neolithic era have been discovered in the town. Before the arrival of the Romans, the area was inhabited by the Biturges, a Celtic tribe. After the Roman Empire collapsed, various peoples such as the Arabs and Normans came into the area. During the rule of Charlemagne, a castle was built to protect the town from further invasions. In theHigh Middle Ages it was the site ofcastle. ThetroubadourAimeric de Belenoi was born here. In 1790, the town was promoted to district capital. During WWII, the town was the site of guerilla warfare with German troops. During the 20th century, the infrastructure of the town was expanded and the population grew to 5,200 people.
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Lesparre is twinned withDrayton in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.[5]
| Climate data for Lesparre-Médoc (1991–2010 normals, extremes 1985–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26.7 (80.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.1 (100.6) | 40.9 (105.6) | 36.3 (97.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) | 11.9 (53.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.6 (63.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 6.3 (43.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | 8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −10.5 (13.1) | −10.3 (13.5) | −4.1 (24.6) | −0.1 (31.8) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.0 (42.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | −3.4 (25.9) | −7.5 (18.5) | −10.1 (13.8) | −17.0 (1.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 90.1 (3.55) | 64.3 (2.53) | 60.1 (2.37) | 65.4 (2.57) | 60.5 (2.38) | 61.3 (2.41) | 41.8 (1.65) | 50.0 (1.97) | 71.6 (2.82) | 90.1 (3.55) | 117.3 (4.62) | 99.7 (3.93) | 872.2 (34.34) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.6 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 125.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[6] | |||||||||||||
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