Saint-Vivien-de-Médoc | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Saintvivienmedoc.jpg |
Arrondissement: | Lesparre-Médoc |
Canton: | Le Nord-Médoc |
Insee: | 33490 |
Postal Code: | 33590 |
Mayor: | Jean-Pierre Dubernet[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.4311°N -1.0344°W |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 12 |
Area Km2: | 29.4 |
Saint-Vivien-de-Medoc (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ vivjɛ̃ də medɔk/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Bebian de Medòc) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is located approximately 75km (47miles) northwest of Bordeaux. It was the site of an important action in Operation Frankton in December 1942.[2]