Mugron
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Mugron (French pronunciation: [myɡʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3]
Mugron | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mugron | |
  Mugron  Mugron | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′03″N 0°44′53″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Coteau de Chalosse |
| Intercommunality | Terres de Chalosse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Christine Brettes[1] |
Area 1 | 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,348 |
| • Density | 81.55/km2 (211.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40201 /40250 |
| Elevation | 14–111 m (46–364 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,568 | — |
| 1975 | 1,470 | −0.92% |
| 1982 | 1,464 | −0.06% |
| 1990 | 1,327 | −1.22% |
| 1999 | 1,324 | −0.03% |
| 2009 | 1,399 | +0.55% |
| 2014 | 1,451 | +0.73% |
| 2020 | 1,329 | −1.45% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
- Frédéric Bastiat lived most of his life at Mugron.
