Carbon-Blanc | |
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The town hall in Carbon-Blanc | |
Coordinates: 44°53′45″N 0°30′19″W / 44.8958°N 0.5053°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | La Presqu'île |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Labesse[1] |
Area 1 | 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,300 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33096 /33560 |
Elevation | 10–55 m (33–180 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Carbon-Blanc (French pronunciation: [kaʁbɔ̃ blɑ̃]; Occitan: Carbon Blanc) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in 1853 when it was separated from neighboring Bassens by decree of Napoleon III.[3]