Parentis-en-Born

Parentis-en-Born
Location of Parentis-en-Born
Parentis-en-Born
Parentis-en-Born
Coordinates: 44°21′00″N 1°04′24″W / 44.35°N 1.0733°W / 44.35; -1.0733
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonGrands Lacs
IntercommunalityGrands Lacs
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Françoise Nadau
Area
1
111.55 km2 (43.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
7,463
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40217 /40160
Elevation20–57 m (66–187 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Parentis-en-Born (French pronunciation: [paʁɑ̃tis ɑ̃ bɔʁn]; Occitan: Parentís) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It has one of the biggest oil reserves of continental western Europe. The Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport is located in the commune.