Nérac

Nérac (French pronunciation: [neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac, [neˈɾa]) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh and Admiral Francois Darlan.

Nérac
Subprefecture and commune
The castle of Nérac
Coat of arms
Location of Nérac
Nérac Show map of France Nérac Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°08′10″N 0°20′25″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Nérac
Canton	L'Albret
Intercommunality	Albret Communauté
Area 1	62.68 km2 (24.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	6,937
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	47195 /47600
Elevation	38–191 m (125–627 ft) (avg. 71 m or 233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.^[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,061	—
1975	7,156	+0.19%
1982	6,828	−0.67%
1990	7,015	+0.34%
1999	6,787	−0.37%
2007	6,877	+0.16%
2012	7,086	+0.60%
2017	6,827	−0.74%
Source: INSEE[3]

The town center viewed from the Old Bridge.

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department