Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Landes

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

(2020–2026) Henri Bédat^[1]Area

32.37 km² (12.50 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,360 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

40283 /40990

Elevation2–70 m (6.6–229.7 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3]

The village was formerly called Pouy. It was renamed in 1828 after Saint Vincent de Paul, who was born there.^[4]^[5] Tourists can visit his parents' home and learn about his work in the "Berceau", only a few miles (several km) from Dax.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	445	—
1821	664	+1.44%
1846	1,011	+1.70%
1872	1,683	+1.98%
1901	1,664	−0.04%
1926	1,632	−0.08%
1946	1,489	−0.46%
1962	1,515	+0.11%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,557	+0.46%
1975	1,584	+0.25%
1982	1,696	+0.98%
1990	1,775	+0.57%
1999	2,141	+2.10%
2007	2,896	+3.85%
2012	3,063	+1.13%
2017	3,126	+0.41%

Source: EHESS^[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[7]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Vincent de Paul" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, EHESS (in French).
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE