Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Coat of arms
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Location within Aquitaine region Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Intercommunality	Pays Foyen
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Robert Provain
Area1	0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	2,327
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33402 / 33220
Elevation	7–20 m (23–66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sainte-Foy-la-Grande is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	3,152	—
1968	3,186	+1.1%
1975	3,345	+5.0%
1982	2,967	−11.3%
1990	2,745	−7.5%
1999	2,788	+1.6%
2008	2,550	−8.5%

Notable natives and residents

• Louis Pierre Gratiolet, anatomist and zoologist, was born here in 1815
• Paul Broca, surgeon and anthropologist
• Élisée Reclus, geographer and anarchist, was born here
• Onésime Reclus, his older brother and also a notable geographer, lived here for many years
• Élie Faure, physician, art critic, writer, essayist, was born here in 1873

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE