Gironde is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. 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.
Capian is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Libourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Lesparre-Médoc, commonly known as Lesparre, is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeaux or further south, to Spain and Portugal. Fortified since antiquity, this eminently strategic site located on the bank of a large river, was modernized at the end of the 17th century, thanks to Vauban. In 1685, the Commissaire general des fortifications of Louis XIV proposed the construction of a real lock on the Gironde in order to "take control of the river" and to hold Bordeaux in case of a revolt. It is then that the citadel of Blaye was built, constituting the major element of the estuary control system. Dominating the urban landscape, this imposing building has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008, as part of a group of structures engineered by Vauban, in testimony to their global influence on military architecture and planning over the next few centuries.
The arrondissement of Bordeaux is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 82 communes. Its population is 950,099 (2016), and its area is 1,521.8 km2 (587.6 sq mi).
Talence is a commune in the Gironde department, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Villenave d’Ornon is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Gradignan is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Fronsac is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The town gave its name to the Fronsac AOC wine.
Bourg, also informally known as Bourg-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is part of the Côtes de Bourg wine region. Bourg originated as a fortified villa built by the Roman prefect Pontius Paulinus in the 4th century.
Artigues-près-Bordeaux is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Cadaujac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Cadaujac station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.
Carignan-de-Bordeaux is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Château Beaugey is located within the commune.
Gujan-Mestras is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is twinned with Santa María de Cayón, Spain
Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Médard-de-Guizières is a commune in the Gironde department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It has been twinned with the village of Wedmore, England since 1975. Saint-Médard-de-Guizières station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.
Floirac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Mérignac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The 20th-century historian Robert Étienne (1921–2009) was born in Mérignac.
