Bernos-Beaulac Explained

Bernos-Beaulac
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Langon
Canton:Le Sud-Gironde
Insee:33046
Postal Code:33430
Mayor:Jacqueline Lartigue Renouil[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Bazadais
Coordinates:44.3811°N -0.2569°W
Elevation Min M:46
Elevation Max M:122
Area Km2:36.8

Bernos-Beaulac (in French pronounced as /bɛʁnɔs bolak/; Occitan (post 1500);: Bernòs e Baulac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

The principal settlement in the commune is the village of Beaulac, situated where the crosses the Ciron river.

The RN 524 forms part of the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit, a route which has been modified to allow its use by the oversize road convoys conveying body sections and wings of the Airbus A380 airliner. Major works were required to permit this, including widening of the bridge over the Ciron, reconstructed junctions and the rebuilding of of road through Beaulac with new pedestrian paths, central islands and lighting.[2]

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. News: Itinéraire à grand gabarit : Transport des pièces de l'Airbus A380 entre Langon et Toulouse : Aménagements réalisés à Bernos-Beaulac . IGG.FR . fr . 2010-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720234213/http://www.igg.fr/igg-commune.php4?id_mot=2 . 2011-07-20 .
  3. Le Monde n° 20879, 7 March 2012 (in French)