Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Landes

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Commune
Town hall
Location of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
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Coordinates: 43°44′52″N 0°59′51″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Dax-1
Intercommunality	CA Grand Dax
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Henri Bédat[1]
Area ^1	32.37 km^2 (12.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,360
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40283 /40990
Elevation	2–70 m (6.6–229.7 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ də pɔl]) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3]

The village was formerly called Pouy. It was renamed in 1828 after Saint Vincent de Paul, who was born there.^[4][5] Tourists can visit his parents' home and learn about his work in the "Berceau", only a few miles (several km) from Dax.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 445 —     1821 664 +1.44% 1846 1,011 +1.70% 1872 1,683 +1.98% 1901 1,664 −0.04% 1926 1,632 −0.08% 1946 1,489 −0.46% 1962 1,515 +0.11%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,557 +0.46% 1975 1,584 +0.25% 1982 1,696 +0.98% 1990 1,775 +0.57% 1999 2,141 +2.10% 2007 2,896 +3.85% 2012 3,063 +1.13% 2017 3,126 +0.41%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also

• Communes of the Landes 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Vincent de Paul" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, EHESS (in French).
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE