Canton of Pessac-2

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The canton of Pessac-2 is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created in 1982.^[1] Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation that came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pessac.^[2]

Gironde is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwest France. It is named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway. The Bordeaux wine region is in the Gironde.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.3 million. France, a sovereign state, is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.

It consists of the following communes:^[2]

Gradignan
Pessac (partly)

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The arrondissement of Bordeaux is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. It has 82 communes. Originally much larger, it lost the four cantons of Arcachon, Audenge, Belin-Béliet and La Teste-de-Buch to the new arrondissement of Arcachon in December 2006. In 2009 it lost the canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac to the arrondissement of Blaye, the cantons of Cadillac and Podensac to the arrondissement of Langon and the canton of Castelnau-de-Médoc to the arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc.

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The canton of Le Sud-Gironde is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Langon.

The cantons of Bordeaux are administrative divisions of the Gironde department, in southwestern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Bordeaux is subdivided into 5 cantons. Their seat is in Bordeaux.

The canton of Le Bouscat is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Le Bouscat.

The canton of La Brède is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Brède.

The canton of Cenon is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cenon.

The canton of Les Coteaux de Dordogne is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Castillon-la-Bataille.

The canton of Créon is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Créon.

The canton of Les Landes des Graves is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Salles.

The canton of Lormont is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lormont.

The canton of Mérignac-1 is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created in 1982. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mérignac.

The canton of Mérignac-2 is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created in 1982. Its borders were not modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mérignac.

The canton of Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles.

The canton of Pessac-1 is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created in 1982. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pessac.

The canton of Les Portes du Médoc is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Eysines.

The canton of La Presqu'île is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ambarès-et-Lagrave.

The canton of Talence is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Talence.

The canton of Villenave-d'Ornon is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Villenave-d'Ornon.

The canton of La Teste-de-Buch is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Teste-de-Buch.

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Coordinates: 44°49′N0°38′W / 44.81°N 0.63°W / 44.81; -0.63

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[1] Décret n° 82-29 du 15 janvier 1982

[decret-2] 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-192 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Gironde | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-06-23.