Bruges, Gironde
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Le Bouscat |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux |
| Mayor | Bernard Seurot (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 1–31 m (3.3–102 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 14,058 (2008) |
| - Density | 989 /km2 (2,560 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33075/ 33520 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 44°53′01″N 0°36′41″W / 44.8836°N 0.6114°W
Bruges is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France, just north of Bordeaux.
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[edit] Toponymy
The homography with Bruges (Belgium) is purely accidental. The place-name comes from Gasconic bruche, with a plural -s meaning "bushes", "scrubs"[1].
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 5349 | 6612 | 7610 | 7686 | 8753 | 10,610 | 14,058 |
[edit] Personalities
- Anthony Moura-Komenan footballer
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://books.google.fr/books?id=jbpVLN1tRNoC&lpg=PA1207&ots=fgbNglQpNI&dq=ernest%20n%C3%A8gre%20bruges&hl=fr&pg=PA1207#v=onepage&q&f=false Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France (French)]
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