Nérac (; oc, Nerac, ) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne (, oc, Òlt e Garona) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist

Louis Raffy Antoine Louis Raffy (1868 in Laroque-Timbaut, Lot-et-Garonne – died in March 1931Revue Sainte-Cécile, 23rd year, issue 4 (April 1931) p. 59 in Nérac) was a French composer of church music and organist. Biography Raffy was organist at the ...

was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

footballer

Marouane Chamakh Marouane Chamakh (; ar, مروان الشماخ; born 10 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "link-up play", "tall stature" and "excelle ...

, as was Admiral Francois Darlan. Nérac was visited by author

Joanne Harris Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (born 3 July 1964) is an English-French author, best known for her novel '' Chocolat'' (1999), which was adapted the following year for the film '' Chocolat''. Early life Harris was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, t ...

as a child, and was influential in the setting of her best-known novel, '' Chocolat''.

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