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Gironde
Department of France
Department of France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Gironde |
| native_name | oc |
| native_name_lang | |
| type | Department of France |
| image_skyline | Bordeaux Hôtel de préfecture de la Gironde.jpg |
| image_caption | Prefecture building in Bordeaux |
| image_flag | Flag of Gironde.svg |
| image_shield | Blason département fr Gironde.svg |
| image_map | Gironde-Position.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Gironde in France |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | France |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| seat_type | Prefecture |
| seat | Bordeaux |
| parts_type | Subprefectures |
| parts_style | para |
| p1 | Arcachon |
| Blaye | |
| Langon | |
| Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Libourne | |
| leader_party | PS |
| leader_title | President of the Departmental Council |
| leader_name | Jean-Luc Gleyze |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 10725 |
| population_total | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_rank | 6th |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| blank_name_sec1 | Department number |
| blank_info_sec1 | 33 |
| blank_name_sec2 | Arrondissements |
| blank_info_sec2 | 6 |
| blank1_name_sec2 | Cantons |
| blank1_info_sec2 | 33 |
| blank2_name_sec2 | Communes |
| blank2_info_sec2 | 534 |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +1 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | 33000 |
| iso_code | FR-33 |
| footnotes | French Land Register data, which excludes estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
Blaye Langon Lesparre-Médoc Libourne
Gironde ( , US usually ; ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749. The famous Bordeaux wine region is in Gironde. It has six arrondissements, making it one of the departments with the most arrondissements (Nord also has six, while Pas-de-Calais has the most of any department, with seven).
History
Gironde is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.
From 1793 to 1795, the department's name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the Girondist political party of the French Revolution.
In July 2022, Gironde was affected by large wildfires.
Geography
Gironde is part of the current region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne and Charente-Maritime and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. With an area of 10,000 km2, Gironde is the largest department in metropolitan France, and the second-largest in entire France. Its size is larger than Lebanon or the province of Banten. If overseas departments are included, however, Gironde's land area is dwarfed by the 83,846 km2 of French Guiana.
Gironde is well known for the Côte d'Argent beach which is Europe's longest, attracting many surfers to Lacanau each year. It is also the birthplace of Jacques-Yves Cousteau who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.
The Great Dune of Pyla in Arcachon Bay near Bordeaux is the tallest sand dune in Europe.
Demographics
Principal towns
The most populous commune is Bordeaux, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:
| Commune | Population (2019) |
|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 260,958 |
| Mérignac | 72,197 |
| Pessac | 65,245 |
| Talence | 43,820 |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 36,754 |
| Saint-Médard-en-Jalles | 31,808 |
| Bègles | 30,642 |
Politics
The President of the Departmental Council is Jean-Luc Gleyze of the Socialist Party.
| Party | seats | Socialist Party (France)}}" | • | The Republicans (France)}}" | French Communist Party}}" | • | Miscellaneous Right}}" | Democratic Movement (France)}}" | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions}}" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | 45 | |||||||||||||
| The Republicans | 12 | |||||||||||||
| French Communist Party | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Right | 1 | |||||||||||||
| MoDem | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition | 1 |
Current National Assembly Representatives
| Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 1st constituency | Dominique David | |
| En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 2nd constituency | Catherine Fabre | |
| La France Insoumise}}" | Gironde's 3rd constituency | Loïc Prud'homme | |
| Socialist Party (France)}}" | Gironde's 4th constituency | Alain David | |
| La République En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 5th constituency | Benoît Simian | |
| La République En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 6th constituency | Éric Poulliat | |
| La République En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 7th constituency | Bérangère Couillard | |
| La République En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 8th constituency | Sophie Panonacle | |
| Democratic Movement (France)}}" | Gironde's 9th constituency | Sophie Mette | |
| La République En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 10th constituency | Florent Boudié | |
| National Rally}}" | Gironde's 11th constituency | Edwige Diaz | |
| La République En Marche!}}" | Gironde's 12th constituency | Christelle Dubos |
Tourism
File:Place-Bourse Bordeaux-boosted-colours.jpg|Bordeaux File:Cave Blanc Château de Rochemorin.JPG|Bordeaux wine File:Dune du pyla 2009.JPG|The Great Dune of Pyla File:Arcachon tchanquée.JPG|Arcachon Bay File:Bourg-sur-Gironde2.jpg|Bourg-sur-Gironde File:Château de La Brède en Gironde.jpg|Château de la Brède, birthplace of Montesquieu File:France - Blaye - La Gironde depuis la citadelle.jpg|The Gironde estuary seen from the citadel of Blaye File:Les Grottes de Ferrand.jpg|Grottoes of Ferrand File:Château des Freytets nouveau château d'Eck cadaujac.JPG|Château d'Eck
References
References
- (4 May 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux".
- "Gironde". [[Oxford University Press]].
- "Gironde". [[HarperCollins]].
- {{Cite Merriam-Webster. Gironde
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep33.pdf Populations légales 2019: 33 Gironde], INSEE
- "Wildfires in Gironde, France, burn through 10,000 hectares".
- C.G. (14 August 2009). Les Adresses de Mathilde Seigner et Fabien Onteniente. ''[[Le Figaro. Le Figaro Magazine]]''. {{in lang. fr
- "Historique de la Gironde".
- "Évolution et structure de la population en 2016". INSEE.
- Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français".
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