Rion-des-Landes (French pronunciation: [ʁjɔ̃ de lɑ̃d]; Occitan: Arrion, before 1962: Rion)[3] is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[4] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Boos was merged into Rion-des-Landes.[5]

Rion-des-Landes
Château Bellegarde
Location of Rion-des-Landes
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Rion-des-Landes is located in France
Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes
Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 0°55′08″W / 43.9269°N 0.9189°W / 43.9269; -0.9189
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementDax
CantonPays morcenais tarusate
IntercommunalityPays Tarusate
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Civel[1]
Area
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134.06 km2 (51.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,084
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40243 /40370
Elevation46–103 m (151–338 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Rion-des-Landes is located in the center of the Landes department.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,300—    
1821 1,332+0.09%
1846 1,716+1.02%
1872 2,461+1.40%
1901 2,560+0.14%
1926 2,527−0.05%
1946 2,434−0.19%
1962 2,512+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,479−0.22%
1975 2,635+0.88%
1982 2,482−0.85%
1990 2,329−0.79%
1999 2,201−0.63%
2007 2,316+0.64%
2012 2,501+1.55%
2017 2,986+3.61%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (2007-2017)[7][8]

Education

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  • Middle School : Marie-Curie
  • Primary school : Jean-Menaux

Notable residents

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  • Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, also known as Maïté, restaurateur, actress and TV presenter
  • Gérard Dages, rugby player. Born on March 5, 1930, in Rion-des-Landes. Finalist of the French Rugby Championship in 1953 and 1959 with the Stade Montois.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 November 2016 (in French)
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rion-des-Landes, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ "Populations légales 2012: Commune de Rion-des-Landes (40243)".
  8. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE