Cussac-Fort-Médoc

Cussac-Fort-Médoc is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Fort Médoc and the Gironde
Location of Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Cussac-Fort-Médoc
Coordinates: 45°06′53″N 0°43′47″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLesparre-Médoc
CantonLe Sud-Médoc
IntercommunalityMédoc Estuaire
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dominique Fedieu
Area
1
18.01 km2 (6.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,372
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33146 /33460
Elevation0–29 m (0–95 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fort Médoc in Cussac-Fort-Médoc, together with several buildings in nearby Blaye, was listed in 2008 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.

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