Audenge

Audenge
Chateau of Certes
Location of Audenge
Audenge
Audenge
Coordinates: 44°41′05″N 1°00′43″W / 44.6847°N 1.0119°W / 44.6847; -1.0119
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementArcachon
CantonAndernos-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCA Bassin d'Arcachon Nord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Le Yondre[1]
Area
1
82.09 km2 (31.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
9,550
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33019 /33980
Elevation0–59 m (0–194 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Audenge (French pronunciation: [odɑ̃ʒ]; Occitan: Audenja) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Geography

The town is situated on the Arcachon Bay (Bassin d'Arcachon), between Lanton, Biganos and Marcheprime.

Population

Inhabitants of Audenge are called Audengeois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,234—    
1975 2,529+1.79%
1982 2,675+0.81%
1990 2,981+1.36%
1999 3,948+3.17%
2007 5,660+4.61%
2012 6,622+3.19%
2017 7,993+3.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

Audenge's patron saint is Saint Yves, patron of fishermen.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE