Parentis-en-Born | |
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Coordinates: 44°21′00″N 1°04′24″W / 44.35°N 1.0733°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Landes |
Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
Canton | Grands Lacs |
Intercommunality | Grands Lacs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Françoise Nadau[1] |
Area 1 | 111.55 km2 (43.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,195 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 40217 /40160 |
Elevation | 20–57 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.[3]
It has one of the biggest oil reserves of continental western Europe. The Biscarrosse – Parentis Airport is located in the commune.