Cestas
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Cestas (French pronunciation: [sɛstas] ⓘ; Gascon: Cestàs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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The town hall in Cestas | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cestas | |
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| Coordinates: 44°44′43″N 0°40′52″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Pessac-1 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Ducout[1] |
Area 1 | 99.57 km2 (38.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 16,666 |
| • Density | 167.4/km2 (433.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33122 /33610 |
| Elevation | 33–80 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. | |
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Cestas Solar Park was the biggest solar park in Europe when Neoen opened it in December 2015.[4]
