Périssac

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Périssac

Total population

1,186

Elevation7 m

Land area12.16 km²

WeatherAvg high 66°F

Coordinates45.02°, -0.32°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Périssac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Geography

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

Climate

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jacques Cousteau

French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)

Élie, duc Decazes

French judge and politician (1780-1860)

Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan

Governor-general of French Indochina (1843-1919)

René Goupil

French Jesuit lay brother and missionary (1608-1642)

Henri Bellivier

cyclist (1890–1980)

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Pierre-Antoine Cousteau

French writer (1906-1958)

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Francis Campaner

road bicycle racer

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François Bourricaud

French sociologist

Jean-Claude Arnaud

French actor (1931-2011)

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Jean Lavidalie

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Maxime Teyssandier

French politician (1886-1975)

Philippe Mohlitz

French engraver (1941–2019)

Évariste Dumoulin

French journalist (1766-1833)

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Élysée Frouin

French politician (1883-1964)

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Félix Bardeau

French veterinarian

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Paul Traverse

French sculptor

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

Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

• La Lande-de-Fronsac
  4 mi away · pop. 2,659
• La Rivière
  5.9 mi away · pop. 418
• Saint-Denis-de-Pile
  6.1 mi away · pop. 5,916
• Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac
  6.3 mi away · pop. 522
• Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac
  8.2 mi away · pop. 4,879
• Prignac-et-Marcamps
  8.4 mi away · pop. 1,420
• Abzac
  9.5 mi away · pop. 2,013
• Coutras
  9.6 mi away · pop. 8,669
• Bedenac
  10.2 mi away · pop. 690
• Sainte-Eulalie
  10.7 mi away · pop. 4,925
• La Clotte
  11 mi away · pop. 713
• Montagne
  11.3 mi away · pop. 1,525

Browse all places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-06-13

Mediterranean Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster scutellaris

Seen 2026-06-12

Clover Dodder

Cuscuta epithymum

Seen 2026-06-10

colt's-foot

Tussilago farfara

Seen 2026-06-10

Water Purslane

Ludwigia palustris

Seen 2026-06-10

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-06-10

Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-08

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-06-07

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Seen 2026-06-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Périssac, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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