Gradignan

Gradignan
Gradignan
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Gradignan
Intercommunality	Bordeaux
Mayor	Michel Labardin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	10–51 m (33–167 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
Land area1	15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population2	23,283  (2008)
- Density	1,476 /km2 (3,820 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33192/ 33170
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.

Gradignan is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.

Population

Historical population of Gradignan

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	1860	1382	1461	1487	1630	1643	1727	1843	1867	1834

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	1989	2079	2269	2377	2453	2672	2727	2818	2853	2945

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968
Population	2895	2982	3180	3314	3418	5213	4807	6803	10,402

Year	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	18,691	21,441	21,727	22,193	23,283

Education instituions

Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone (Académie de Bordeaux).

List of the educational establishments.

Kindergarten	Primary schools	Middle schools	High schools	Universities & higher education
Ermitage La Clairière Lange Saint-Géry Les Tourelles Malartic Le Pin Franc	Saint-Exupéry Lange Saint-Géry Martinon Malartic Le Pin Franc	Collège Fontaines de Monjous Collège Alfred Mauguin	Lycée des Graves	ENITA IUT de Bordeaux 1

International relations

Gradignan has partnerships with:

• Pfungstadt Germany, since 1996.
• Figueira da foz, Portugal, since 1992.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website