Gradignan (; oc-gsc, Gradinhan) is a

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in the

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in southwestern

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. It is a

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of the city of

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 prefectur ...

and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the

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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 Pfungstadt is a town of 25,029 inhabitants (2020), in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg in the state of Hesse, Germany. History The town was first mentioned in 785 as property of the Monastery of Lorsch and got its town rights in 1886 due to its ...

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, since 1996. *

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, since 1992.Annuaire des villes jumelées
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