Rion-des-Landes
Château Bellegarde
Location of Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes is located in France
Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rion-des-Landes
Rion-des-Landes
Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 0°55′08″W / 43.9269°N 0.9189°W / 43.9269; -0.9189
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementDax
CantonPays morcenais tarusate
IntercommunalityPays Tarusate
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Civel[1]
Area
1
134.06 km2 (51.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
3,084
  Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40243 /40370
Elevation46–103 m (151–338 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rion-des-Landes (French pronunciation: [ʁjɔ̃ de lɑ̃d]; Occitan: Arrion) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.[3] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Boos was merged into Rion-des-Landes.[4]

Geography

Rion-des-Landes is located in the center of the Landes department.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,300    
1821 1,332+0.09%
1846 1,716+1.02%
1872 2,461+1.40%
1901 2,560+0.14%
1926 2,527−0.05%
1946 2,434−0.19%
1962 2,512+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,479−0.22%
1975 2,635+0.88%
1982 2,482−0.85%
1990 2,329−0.79%
1999 2,201−0.63%
2007 2,316+0.64%
2012 2,501+1.55%
2017 2,986+3.61%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (2007-2017)[6][7]

Education

  • Middle School : Marie-Curie
  • Primary school : Jean-Menaux

Notable residents

  • Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, also known as Maïté, restaurateur, actress and TV presenter
  • Gérard Dages, rugby player. Born on March 5, 1930, in Rion-des-Landes. Finalist of the French Rugby Championship in 1953 and 1959 with the Stade Montois.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Arrêté préfectoral 25 November 2016 (in French)
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rion-des-Landes, EHESS (in French).
  6. "Populations légales 2012: Commune de Rion-des-Landes (40243)".
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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