Saint-Macaire

For the French wine grape, see Saint-Macaire (grape).

Saint-Macaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ makɛʁ]; Occitan: Sent Macari) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is the site of the Château de Tardes. Saint-Macaire station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux.

Saint-Macaire
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Macaire
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Macaire
Saint-Macaire Show map of France Saint-Macaire Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°34′03″N 0°13′21″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cédric Gerbeau[1]
Area 1	1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,000
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33435 /33490
Elevation	0–30 m (0–98 ft) (avg. 12 m or 39 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. 1793 1,750 —     1800 1,483 −2.34% 1806 1,543 +0.66% 1821 1,494 −0.21% 1831 1,582 +0.57% 1836 1,535 −0.60% 1841 1,513 −0.29% 1846 1,504 −0.12% 1851 1,467 −0.50% 1856 1,448 −0.26% 1861 1,381 −0.94% 1866 2,165 +9.41% 1872 2,218 +0.40% 1876 2,252 +0.38% 1881 2,023 −2.12% 1886 2,170 +1.41% 1891 2,249 +0.72% 1896 2,283 +0.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,199 −0.75% 1906 2,152 −0.43% 1911 2,037 −1.09% 1921 1,812 −1.16% 1926 1,737 −0.84% 1931 1,705 −0.37% 1936 1,636 −0.82% 1946 1,505 −0.83% 1954 1,618 +0.91% 1962 1,636 +0.14% 1968 1,767 +1.29% 1975 1,679 −0.73% 1982 1,587 −0.80% 1990 1,459 −1.05% 1999 1,541 +0.61% 2007 1,985 +3.22% 2012 2,020 +0.35% 2017 2,076 +0.55%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department