Capian

For the slang term, see chav.

Capian
Commune
The town hall in Capian
Coat of arms
Location of Capian
Capian Show map of France Capian Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°42′42″N 0°19′47″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Lataste[1]
Area ^1	18.23 km^2 (7.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	798
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33093 /33550
Elevation	17–115 m (56–377 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Capian (French pronunciation: [kapjɑ̃]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is located southwest of Bordeaux on the Garonne river. The commune is in the middle of the Bordeaux wine appellation AOC Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux. Many of the villagers own or work in wineries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	564	—
1968	623	+10.5%
1975	591	−5.1%
1982	669	+13.2%
1990	602	−10.0%
1999	624	+3.7%
2008	620	−0.6%

Vineyard

Château Suau (Capian)

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.