Capian | |
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The town hall in Capian | |
![]() Location of Capian | |
| Coordinates: 44°42′42″N 0°19′47″W / 44.7117°N 0.3297°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | L'Entre-Deux-Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Lataste |
Area 1 | 18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 809 |
| • Density | 44.4/km2 (115/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33093 /33550 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 623 | — |
| 1975 | 591 | −0.75% |
| 1982 | 669 | +1.79% |
| 1990 | 602 | −1.31% |
| 1999 | 624 | +0.40% |
| 2007 | 627 | +0.06% |
| 2012 | 690 | +1.93% |
| 2017 | 721 | +0.88% |
| 2023 | 809 | +1.94% |
| Source: INSEE | ||