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Blaye

Coordinates: 45°07′43″N 0°39′40″W / 45.1286°N 0.6611°W / 45.1286; -0.6611
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Blaye
View of the city from the Citadel.
View of the city from the Citadel.
Coat of arms of Blaye
Location of Blaye
Map
Blaye is located in France
Blaye
Blaye
Blaye is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Blaye
Blaye
Coordinates: 45°07′43″N 0°39′40″W / 45.1286°N 0.6611°W / 45.1286; -0.6611
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBlaye
CantonL'Estuaire
IntercommunalityBlaye
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Denis Baldès[1]
Area
1
6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
4,769
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
DemonymBlayais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33058 /33390
Elevation0–41 m (0–135 ft)
(avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
Websitewww.blaye.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blaye (Occitan: Blaia) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the five sub-prefectures of the department.

Geography

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Blaye is on the right bank of the Gironde estuary (which is some 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at this point), 56 km (35 mi) to the southeast of Bordeaux.

The commune has an area of 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 21 m (69 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 8 m (26 ft).[3]

Blaye and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Blaye

The climate of Blaye is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population

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The inhabitants of Blaye are known, in French, as Blayais (women: Blayaises).[4]

With a population of 4,769,[5] Blaye has a population density of 743 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Blaye

Administration

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Blaye is a sub-prefecture of the Gironde department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Blaye and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of L'Estuaire with 41,046 inhabitants (2014).[6]

It is part of the intercommunality Blaye (French: Communauté de communes de Blaye).

Twin towns

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Blaye is twinned with:

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References

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  1. "Equipe Municipale" (in French). Ville de Blaye. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "Commune de Blaye (33058)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "Blaye". Map-France.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "Gironde" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. "Commune de Langon (33227)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

Other websites

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