Lesparre-Médoc () is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the five sub-prefectures of the department.
Geography
Lesparre-Médoc is on the Médoc peninsula on left side of the estuary of the Garonne river. The city is at about north of Bordeaux.
It has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
Climate
The climate of Lesparre-Médoc is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Lesparre-Médoc are known, in French, as Lesparrains (women: Lesparraines).
With a population of 5,604, Lesparre-Médoc has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Lesparre-Médoc
Administration
Lesparre-Médoc is a sub-prefecture of the Gironde department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the administrative centre () of the canton of Le Nord-Médoc with 39,923 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Médoc Cœur de Presqu'ile ().
Twin towns
Lesparre-Médoc is twinned with: Olhão, Portugal Drayton, Oxfordshire, Great Britain