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Carcans | |
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 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Carcans | |
  Carcans Location within France  Carcans Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°04′47″N 1°02′35″W / 45.0797°N 1.0431°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Meiffren |
Area 1 | 175.4 km2 (67.7 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 2,415 |
| • Density | 13.77/km2 (35.66/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Carcanais·e (French) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33097 /33121 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carcans (French pronunciation: [kaʁkɑ̃]; Occitan: Carcan [kaɾˈka] or Carcans) is a French commune in the department of Gironde, and the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine).
Carcans is one of the 14 members of the commune community of Médoc Atlantique.
