Avensan

Avensan is a commune. It is found in the region Aquitaine in the Gironde department in the southwest of France.

Avensan

Mairie d'Avensan.jpg
Town hall
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Lesparre-Médoc
Canton Le Sud-Médoc
Intercommunality CC Médullienne
Mayor Patrick Baudin
(2014-2020)
Statistics
Elevation 4–51 m (13–167 ft)
(avg. 14 m/46 ft)
Land area1 52.24 km2 (20.17 sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 33022/ 33480
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
Year Population ±%
1962 833
1968 962 +15.5%
1975 1,062 +10.4%
1982 1,592 +49.9%
1990 1,620 +1.8%
1999 1,753 +8.2%
2008 2,138 +22.0%
2014 2,764 +29.3%

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