Castillon-la-Bataille

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Castillon-la-Bataille

Total population

3,320

Elevation2 m

Land area5.68 km²

WeatherAvg high 66.1°F

Coordinates44.85°, -0.05°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Castillon-la-Bataille is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It lies on the right (northern) bank of the river Dordogne. Castillon station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Bergerac and Sarlat-la-Canéda.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

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Jean D'Espagnet

French witch hunter (1564-1637)

Marguerite-Élie Guadet

French politician (1758-1794)

Ezéchiel du Mas, Comte de Mélac

French general

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Lionel Bony de Castellane

fencer (1891–1965)

Antoine Védrenne

French rower (1878-1937)

Charles Platon

French politician (1886-1944)

André Fourié

French military personnel (1927-1953)

Bernard Roudier

French politician (1823–1896)

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Daniel Héricé

French rugby union player and athletics competitor (1921-2005)

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Henri de Vernejoul

French soldier (1889-1969)

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Jacques Boyer-Andrivet

French politician (1918-1990)

Jean-Laurent de Durfort-Civrac

French soldier, politician and officer (1746-1826)

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Jean Durozier

French actor (1922–2011)

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Jean Sinoël

French actor and singer (1868–1949)

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Joseph Guadet

French historian (1795-1880)

Jules Brisson

French journalist (1828–1902)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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