La Brède
La Brède | |
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Chateau | |
Location of La Brède | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′56″N 0°31′38″W / 44.6822°N 0.5272°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | La Brède |
| Intercommunality | Montesquieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Dufranc |
Area 1 | 23.28 km2 (8.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 4,423 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33213 /33650 |
| Elevation | 9–61 m (30–200 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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La Brède (French pronunciation: [la bʁɛd]; Occitan: La Brèda, before 1987: Labrede) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The gothic Château de la Brède was the birthplace and the retreat of Montesquieu, whose library and bedroom are preserved.