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Bordeaux Métropole
Bordeaux Métropole is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bordeaux. It is located in the center of the Gironde department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in South West France. It represents about half of the department's population. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous ''Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux''. It brings together 28 municipalities,Bordeaux Métropole (N° SIREN : 243300316)
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and covers an area of . Its population was 801,041 in 2018, of which 257,068 resided in Bordeaux proper. Bordeaux Métropole encompasses only the central part of the metropolitan area of Bordeaux (see infobox at

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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 prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called ''"Bordelais"'' (masculine) or ''"Bordelaises"'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 260,958 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , With its 27 suburban municipalities it forms the Bordeaux Metropolis, in charge of metropolitan issues. With a population of 814,049 at the Jan. 2019 census. it is the fifth most populated in France, after Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lille and ahead of Toulouse. Together with its suburbs and exurbs, except satellite cities of Arcachon and Libourne, the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,363,711 that same year (Jan. 2019 census), ma ...
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Ambès
Ambès (; oc, Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is located at the point, the '' Bec d'Ambès'' (Occ. ''bèc'' is cognate with Old English '' bæc'' for ''beck''J. Verneilh-Puyraseau, ''Histoire politique et statistique de l'Aquitaine, ou des pays compris entre la Loire et les Pyrénées, l'Océan et les Cévennes'', Tome I, p. 130), where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub ...
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Le Haillan
Le Haillan (; oc, Halhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in south-western France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the northwest side. Population Sister cities * Colindres, Spain * Kalampaka, Greece * Enderby, England See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the Gironde Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):


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Gradignan
Gradignan (; oc-gsc, Gradinhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole. Population Education institutions Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone ( Académie de Bordeaux). Prison Gradignan prison is a high-security facility serving the Bordeaux area. International relations Gradignan has partnerships with: * Pfungstadt, Germany, since 1996. * Figueira da Foz, Portugal, since 1992. See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the Gironde Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):


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Floirac, Gironde
Floirac (; oc, Hloirac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Twin towns Floirac is twinned with: * Diébougou, Burkina Faso * Burlada, Spain, since 1985Annuaire des villes jumelées


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Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the Gironde Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France ...
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Eysines
Eysines (; oc, Aisinas) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. Population Notable people linked to the commune * Julien Courbet, born 7 February 1965, French journalist, television presenter and producer * Jean-Claude Lalumière, novelist * Lucenzo, French-Portuguese singer and record producer * Pierre Duret de la Plane (1728-1811), agronomist and benefactor See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the Gironde Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):


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Cenon
Cenon (; Gascon: ''Senon'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 Communes of France, communes of the Gironde Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):


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Carbon-Blanc
Carbon-Blanc (; oc, Carbon Blanc) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in 1853 when it was separated from neighboring Bassens by decree of Napoleon III. Population Sister cities Carbon-Blanc has 2 sister cities: * Großostheim, Germany * San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Spain See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub ...
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Bruges, Gironde
Bruges (; oc, Bruge) is a commune in the French department of Gironde, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), southwestern France. It is located north of Bordeaux. Toponymy The homography with Bruges (Belgium) is purely coincidental. The place-name comes from Gasconic ''bruche'', with a plural ''-s'' meaning "bushes", "scrubs". Population Personalities *Anthony Moura-Komenan footballer *Mathieu Valbuena footballer, currently playing for Olympiacos FC See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub ...
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Le Bouscat
Le Bouscat ( Gascon: ''Lo Boscat'') is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the north side. Its sister city is Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website
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Bouliac
Bouliac (; oc, Boliac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub ...
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Blanquefort, Gironde
Blanquefort (; Gascon: Blancahòrt) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Blanquefort is an outlying commune of the Bordeaux metropolitan area. The commune consists of historic Blanquefort and Caychac, which is further out from central Bordeaux and was formerly a commune in its own right. Historic Blanquefort includes the ruins of a small medieval fortress and a nineteenth-century park, the ''Parc de Majolan'', complete with a maze-like grotto and small artificial ruins which were in vogue at that time. Blanquefort is well connected to the rest of the agglomeration by the Bordeaux bus services, including services most of the night. It also has a train station with regular services to central Bordeaux. The Bordeaux tram system is projected to connect with Blanquefort in 2013. Blanquefort, which is located in a famous wine-producing area, has a notable educational institution for viticulture. History The oldest signs of human habit ...
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