Capian

For the slang term, see chav.

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Capian
Commune
The town hall in Capian The town hall in Capian
Coat of arms of Capian Coat of arms
Location of Capian Map
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Coordinates: 44°42′42′′N 0°19′47′′W / 44.7117°N 0.3297°W / 44.7117; -0.3297
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Lataste^[1]
Area ¹	18.23 km² (7.04 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	798
• Density	44/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33093 /33550
Elevation	17–115 m (56–377 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Capian (French pronunciation: [kapjɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is located southwest of Bordeaux on the Garonne river. The commune is in the middle of the Bordeaux wine appellation AOC Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux. Many of the villagers own or work in wineries.