Gaillan-en-Médoc

Gaillan-en-Médoc (French pronunciation: [ɡajɑ̃ ɑ̃ medɔk], literally Gaillan in Médoc; Occitan: Galhan de Medòc) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Gaillan-en-Médoc
Commune
The church in Gaillan-en-Médoc
Location of Gaillan-en-Médoc
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Coordinates: 45°19′33″N 0°57′12″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Lesparre-Médoc
Canton	Le Nord-Médoc
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Bertrand Texeraud[1]
Area 1	42.02 km2 (16.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,376
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33177 /33340
Elevation	7–20 m (23–66 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 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	1,229	—
1975	1,274	+0.52%
1982	1,482	+2.18%
1990	1,773	+2.27%
1999	1,915	+0.86%
2007	2,031	+0.74%
2012	2,084	+0.52%
2017	2,323	+2.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department