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Cestas

Coordinates: 44°44′43″N 0°40′52″W / 44.7453°N 0.6811°W / 44.7453; -0.6811
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Cestas
The town hall in Cestas
The town hall in Cestas
Coat of arms of Cestas
Location of Cestas
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Cestas is located in France
Cestas
Cestas
Cestas is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cestas
Cestas
Coordinates: 44°44′43″N 0°40′52″W / 44.7453°N 0.6811°W / 44.7453; -0.6811
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonPessac-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Ducout[1]
Area
1
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
YearPop.±% 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

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Cestas Solar Park was the biggest solar park in Europe when Neoen opened it in December 2015.[4]

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. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Un drone filme la plus grande centrale solaire photovoltaïque d'Europe". Le Monde (in French). 1 December 2015.