Rion-des-Landes
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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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 | |
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Château Bellegarde | |
 Location of Rion-des-Landes | |
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| Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 0°55′08″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Landes |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| Canton | Pays morcenais tarusate |
| Intercommunality | Pays Tarusate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Civel[1] |
Area 1 | 134.06 km2 (51.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,142 |
| • Density | 23.44/km2 (60.70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 40243 /40370 |
| Elevation | 46–103 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
Rion-des-Landes is located in the centre of the Landes department.
Château Bellegarde in Rion-des-Landes was built in the first half of the 19th century.[6]
Population
The population data in the table below refer to the commune of Rion-des-Landes proper, in its geography at the given years.
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Education
- Middle School : Marie-Curie
- Primary school : Jean-Menaux
Notable residents
- Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, also known as Maïté, restaurateur, actress and TV presenter
- Gérard Dages, rugby player, born on 5 March 1930 in Rion-des-Landes. Finalist of the French Rugby Championship in 1953 and 1959 with the Stade Montois.
