| Mayor of Bordeaux | |
|---|---|
| Maire de Bordeaux | |
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| Residence | Palais Rohan |
| Appointer | Popular election (with the approvation of the City Council) |
| Term length | 6 years |
| Inaugural holder | Pierre Lambert |
| Formation | 1794 (official) 1208 (informal) |
| Salary | 5,512 € |
| Website | www.bordeaux.fr |
Before the French Revolution, the municipality of Bordeaux was headed by the jurat (French : Jurat). The first mayor of Bordeaux (French: maire de Bordeaux) was elected in 1794.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph, Count Fumel | 3 April 1790 | June 1791 | Monarchien |
| 2 | François-Armand de Saige † | June 1791 | 25 October 1793 | Girondin |
| 3 | Joseph-François Bertrand † | 26 October 1793 | 28 July 1794 | Jacobin |
| 4 | Pierre Thomas | 14 August 1794 | 16 November 1794 | Jacobin |
| 5 | Jean Ferrière | 16 November 1794 | 5 April 1797 | Nonpartisan |
In 1797, the office of Mayor was divided in three arrondissement-mayors: the North (1st Arrondissement), the South (2nd Arrondissement) and the Center (3rd Arrondissement).
| 1st Arrondissement | 2nd Arrondissement | 3rd Arrondissement | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Mareilhac | 5 April 1797 | 5 April 1798 | Jean-Baptiste Lartigue | 5 April 1797 | 5 April 1798 | Pierre Lucadou | 5 April 1797 | 5 April 1799 |
| Jean-Baptiste Lartigue | 5 April 1798 | 5 April 1799 | Becheau | 5 April 1798 | 5 April 1800 | Giraud | 5 April 1799 | 5 April 1800 |
| Rochefort | 5 April 1799 | 5 April 1800 | ||||||
| Charles-Jacques Fieffé | 5 April 1800 | 5 April 1801 | Jean-Baptiste Mathieu | 5 April 1800 | 5 April 1801 | Pierre-Barthélémy Portal d'Albarèdes | 5 April 1800 | 5 April 1801 |
The arrondissements' mayors were abolished in 1801, but the Mayor's office was re-introduced only in 1805, during the First Empire.
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