Nérac

Nérac () is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Nérac and of the Canton of L'Albret.
Geography.
The "commune" is in the "Pays d'Albret", a natural region of Gascony, in the southern part of the Lot-et-Garonne department. It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
Nérac is surrounded by the "communes" Lavardac, Feugarolles, Espiens, Calignac, Fieux, Lasserre, Fréchou, Andiran, Réaup-Lisse and Barbaste.
The Baïse river flows through the city of Nérac. The Gélise river, a tributary of the Baïse, is on the western border of the "commune".
Population.
The inhabitants of Nérac are known, in French, as "Néracais" (women: "Néracaises ").
With a population of 7,085, Nérac has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Nérac
Administration.
Nérac is a subprefecture in the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1800. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Nérac and the administrative centre () of the Canton of L'Albret, formed by 22 "communes" and with 16,859 inhabitants (2014).
Twin towns.
Nérac is twinned with: