Léognan

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Léognan

(2020–2026) Laurent Barban^[1]Area

41.43 km² (16.00 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

10,708 • Density260/km² (670/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

33238 /33850

Elevation13–62 m (43–203 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Léognan (French pronunciation: [leɔɲɑ̃]; Gascon: Leunhan) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Population

Its inhabitants are called Léognanais.

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,044	—
1975	5,141	+7.77%
1982	7,737	+6.01%
1990	8,008	+0.43%
1999	8,269	+0.36%
2007	8,967	+1.02%
2012	9,586	+1.34%
2017	10,372	+1.59%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Wine

It is located in the Graves area of the Bordeaux county, known for its red wine (Pessac-Léognan appellation):

The processing plant for Cacolac has been located here since 2000.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE