Cestas

Cestas (French pronunciation: [sɛstas] ^ⓘ; Gascon: Cestàs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Cestas
Commune
The town hall in Cestas
Coat of arms
Location of Cestas
Cestas Show map of France Cestas Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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  (2022)[2]	16,757
• Density	168.3/km2 (435.9/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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department