Cestas

Cestas
The town hall in Cestas
Location of Cestas
Cestas
Cestas
Coordinates: 44°44′43″N 0°40′52″W / 44.7453°N 0.6811°W / 44.7453; -0.6811
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonPessac-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Ducout[1]
Area
1
99.57 km2 (38.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
16,757
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33122 /33610
Elevation33–80 m (108–262 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cestas (French pronunciation: [sɛstas] ; Gascon: Cestàs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,548—    
1975 6,445+8.90%
1982 13,730+11.41%
1990 16,768+2.53%
1999 16,927+0.10%
2007 16,658−0.20%
2012 16,379−0.34%
2017 16,922+0.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

Economy

Cestas Solar Park was the biggest solar park in Europe when Neoen opened it in December 2015.[4]

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
  4. ^ "Un drone filme la plus grande centrale solaire photovoltaïque d'Europe". Le Monde (in French). 1 December 2015.