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.
Bordeaux Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bordeaux. It is located in the center of the Gironde department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in South West France. It represents about half of the department's population. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux. It brings together 28 municipalities, and covers an area of 578.3 km2 (223.3 sq mi). Its population was 801,041 in 2018, of which 257,068 resided in Bordeaux proper.
Rions is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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).
The arrondissement of Langon is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 196 communes. Its population is 132,346 (2016), and its area is 2,644.3 km2 (1,021.0 sq mi).
The following is a list of the 33 cantons of the Gironde department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
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.
Rion-des-Landes is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Boos was merged into Rion-des-Landes.
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.
Meschers-sur-Gironde is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.
Béguey is a commune on the right bank of the Garonne river in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Salles is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Villenave-près-Béarn is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
Villenave-près-Marsac is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
Villenave is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
The canton of L'Entre-Deux-Mers 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 Cadillac.
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 Pays morcenais tarusate is an administrative division of the Landes department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Tartas.
