Nérac (French pronunciation: [neʁak]; Occitan: Nerac, [neˈɾa]) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh and Admiral Francois Darlan.

Nérac was visited by author Joanne Harris as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, Chocolat.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,061—    
1975 7,156+0.19%
1982 6,828−0.67%
1990 7,015+0.34%
1999 6,787−0.37%
2007 6,877+0.16%
2012 7,086+0.60%
2017 6,827−0.74%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Author Joanne Harris: My love affair with France". BreakingNews.ie. 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9rac
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