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Cestas

Cestas
Commune
The town hall in Cestas
The town hall in Cestas
Coat of arms of Cestas
Coat of arms
Location of Cestas
Map
Cestas is located in France
Cestas
Cestas
Cestas is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cestas
Cestas
Coordinates: 44°44′43″N 0°40′52″W / 44.7453°N 0.6811°W / 44.7453; -0.6811
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonPessac-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Ducout[1]
Area
1
99.57 km2 (38.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
16,757
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33122 /33610
Elevation33–80 m (108–262 ft)
(avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cestas (French pronunciation: [sɛstas] ⓘ; Gascon: Cestàs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,548—    
1975 6,445+8.90%
1982 13,730+11.41%
1990 16,768+2.53%
1999 16,927+0.10%
2007 16,658−0.20%
2012 16,379−0.34%
2017 16,922+0.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

Economy

Cestas Solar Park was the biggest solar park in Europe when Neoen opened it in December 2015.[4]

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Un drone filme la plus grande centrale solaire photovoltaïque d'Europe". Le Monde (in French). 1 December 2015.
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