Libourne | |
View of Libourne and the Dordogne river | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Libourne |
Canton | Le Libournais-Fronsadais |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais |
Mayor | Philippe Buisson (2014–2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 2–28 m (6.6–91.9 ft) (avg. 15 m/49 ft) |
Land area1 | 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) |
Population2 | 24,595 (2014) |
- Density | 1,192/km2 (3,090/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33243/ 33500 |
Website | www.ville-libourne.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Libourne (French pronunciation: [libuʁn] (listen); Occitan: Liborna [liˈbuɾnɔ]) is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, both known for their wines.
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