Mérignac, Gironde

Mérignac

Castle of Bourran

Coat of arms
Mérignac

Coordinates: 44°50′19″N 0°38′37″W / 44.8386°N 0.6436°W / 44.8386; -0.6436Coordinates: 44°50′19″N 0°38′37″W / 44.8386°N 0.6436°W / 44.8386; -0.6436
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Bordeaux
Canton Mérignac-1
Mérignac-2
Intercommunality Bordeaux
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Alain Anziani (PS)
Area1 48.17 km2 (18.60 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 68,386
  Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 33281 / 33700
Elevation 12–53 m (39–174 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mérignac (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲak]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and adjoins it to the west. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.

Mérignac is the site of Bordeaux International Airport.

Etymology

The name Mérignac derives from the Gallo-Roman word Matriniacus, name of a villa rustica (countryside villa) that was the origin of today's town.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,511    
18002,427−3.3%
18063,039+25.2%
18212,764−9.0%
18313,097+12.0%
18363,034−2.0%
18413,276+8.0%
18463,264−0.4%
18513,648+11.8%
18563,910+7.2%
18614,284+9.6%
18664,450+3.9%
18764,967+11.6%
18815,167+4.0%
18865,735+11.0%
18916,159+7.4%
18966,713+9.0%
19017,052+5.0%
19067,421+5.2%
19117,594+2.3%
19219,515+25.3%
192611,939+25.5%
193115,363+28.7%
193617,034+10.9%
194621,417+25.7%
195423,050+7.6%
196232,355+40.4%
196845,951+42.0%
197550,652+10.2%
198251,306+1.3%
199057,273+11.6%
199961,992+8.2%
200866,095+6.6%

Sights

Parks and gardens

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Mérignac is twinned with:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved 2013-12-26.

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