Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc

Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vivjɛ̃ d(ə) medɔk]; lit. 'St Vivien of Médoc'; Occitan: Sent Bebian de Medòc), or simply Saint-Vivien, is a rural commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is on the Gironde estuary.

CountryFrance

Area

¹

29.4 km² (11.4 sq mi)

Population

(2023)^[2]

1,846

DemonymViviennais

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Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc Sent Bebian de Medòc (Occitan)
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc
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Coordinates: 45°25′52″N 1°02′04″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Lesparre-Médoc
Canton	Le Nord-Médoc
Intercommunality	CC Médoc Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Dubernet[1]
Area 1	29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,846
• Density	62.8/km2 (163/sq mi)
Demonym	Viviennais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33490 /33590
Elevation	0–12 m (0–39 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
Website	www.stviviendemedoc.fr
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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It is located approximately 75 km (47 mi) northwest of Bordeaux. It was the site of an important action in Operation Frankton in December 1942.^[3]