Saint-André-de-Cubzac
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Commune of Saint-André-de-Cubzac | |
Location | |
Longitude | 00° 26' 41" W |
Latitude | 44° 59' 44" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Région | Aquitaine |
Département | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | Saint-André-de-Cubzac |
Mayor | Jacques Maugein (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 2 m–73 m (avg. 30 m) |
Land area¹ | 23.15 km² |
Population² (1999) |
7,234 |
- Density (1999) | 312/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 33366/ 33240 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Saint-André-de-Cubzac is a small town near Bordeaux, France. It is a commune of the Gironde département.
The town is most famous for its cemetery, as Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the world renowned oceanographer, was laid to rest here in the Cousteau family plot.