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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Castelmoron-d'Albret
Commune
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Coordinates: 44°40′50″N 0°00′38″W / 44.6806°N 0.0106°W / 44.6806; -0.0106
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton Le Réolais et Les Bastides
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) André Greze[1]
Area1 0.0354 km2 (0.0137 sq mi)
Population (2022)[2] 51
• Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 33103 /33540
Elevation 37–61 m (121–200 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Castelmoron-d'Albret (French pronunciation: [kastɛlmɔʁɔ̃ dalbʁɛ]; Occitan: Castèlmauron d'Albret) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

It is notable for being the smallest commune in France by size, with an area of just 3.54 hectares (8.75 acres), roughly the size of the Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris. By comparison, the largest commune in metropolitan France is Arles, with an area of 759 km2 (293 sq mi). It is the smallest commune in France, and is smaller than the nations of Monaco and Vatican City.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±%
1968 82
1975 79 −3.7%
1982 62 −21.5%
1990 64 +3.2%
1999 62 −3.1%
2008 55 −11.3%
2013 52 −5.5%
2018 53 +1.9%
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.