Cestas

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cestas

(2020–2026) Pierre Ducout^[1]Area

99.57 km² (38.44 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

16,789 • 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

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Un drone filme la plus grande centrale solaire photovoltaïque d'Europe". Le Monde (in French). 1 December 2015.