Mérignac, Gironde
Mérignac | |
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 Castle of Bourran | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Mérignac  | |
  Mérignac  Mérignac | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′19″N 0°38′37″W / 44.8386°N 0.6436°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Mérignac-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Anziani (PS) |
| Area 1 | 48.17 km2 (18.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 68,386 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33281 /33700 |
| Elevation | 12–53 m (39–174 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mérignac (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲak]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The 20th-century historian Robert Étienne (1921–2009) was born in Mérignac.
It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and adjoins it to the west. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.
Mérignac is the site of Bordeaux International Airport.
Etymology
The name Mérignac derives from the Gallo-Roman word Matriniacus, name of a villa rustica (countryside villa) that was the origin of today's town.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 2,511 | — |
| 1800 | 2,427 | −3.3% |
| 1806 | 3,039 | +25.2% |
| 1821 | 2,764 | −9.0% |
| 1831 | 3,097 | +12.0% |
| 1836 | 3,034 | −2.0% |
| 1841 | 3,276 | +8.0% |
| 1846 | 3,264 | −0.4% |
| 1851 | 3,648 | +11.8% |
| 1856 | 3,910 | +7.2% |
| 1861 | 4,284 | +9.6% |
| 1866 | 4,450 | +3.9% |
| 1876 | 4,967 | +11.6% |
| 1881 | 5,167 | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 5,735 | +11.0% |
| 1891 | 6,159 | +7.4% |
| 1896 | 6,713 | +9.0% |
| 1901 | 7,052 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 7,421 | +5.2% |
| 1911 | 7,594 | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 9,515 | +25.3% |
| 1926 | 11,939 | +25.5% |
| 1931 | 15,363 | +28.7% |
| 1936 | 17,034 | +10.9% |
| 1946 | 21,417 | +25.7% |
| 1954 | 23,050 | +7.6% |
| 1962 | 32,355 | +40.4% |
| 1968 | 45,951 | +42.0% |
| 1975 | 50,652 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 51,306 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 57,273 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 61,992 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 66,095 | +6.6% |
Sights
- Tour de Veyrines : Veyrines Dungeon.
- Château Bourran : Bourran Castle
- Château Le Burck : Le Burck Castle
- Château aka Maison Noble du Parc or d'Espagne : Parc Castle or Spain Castle
- Fontaine d'Arlac : Arlac Fountain
- Immeuble Gillet : Gillet Building
- La glacière : the icehouse
- La vielle église : the old Roman church
- Maison carrée d'Arlac : Arlac squarred house
Parks and gardens
- Parc de Bourran :
- Bois du Burck : Burck wood
- Parc de Mérignac :
- Parc Saint-Exupéry :
- Parc du Vivier : the wood around the city hall
Education
The commune has about 5,000 students in the primary and secondary schools in its city. Schools include:[1]
- 15 public and private preschools[2]
- 15 public and private elementary schools[3]
- Four junior high schools: Collège de Bourran, Collège de Capeyron, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège des Eyquems[4]
- Two senior high schools: Lycée Fernand Daguin and Lycée professionnel Marcel Dassault[5]
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada[6]
Kaolack, Senegal[6]
See also
Notable inhabitants
- Albert Dupouy (1901 - 1973): player of rugby to death in Mérignac
- Jean Samazeuilh (1891 - 1965): French tennis player dead in Mérignac
- Nicolas Canteloup, born on November 4, 1963 in Mérignac in the Gironde, is a comedian, French imitator.
- Émile Rummelhardt former professional player and French football coach.
References
- ^ "Scolarité des 3 – 11 ans." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Quelque 5 000 enfants sont scolarisés dans la ville."
- ^ "Ecoles maternelles." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d’écoles maternelles, publiques et privées[...]"
- ^ "Ecoles élémentaires." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d’écoles élémentaires, publiques et privées,[..."
- ^ "Collèges." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Lycées." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
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