Gironde

 ( 1790 Establishments In France ) 

Gironde ( , American English usually , ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749. Populations légales 2019: 33 Gironde, INSEE The famous Bordeaux wine region is in Gironde. It has six arrondissements, making it one of the departments with the most arrondissements (Nord also has six, while Pas-de-Calais has the most of any department, with seven).

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History Gironde is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony.

From 1793 to 1795, the department's name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the Girondists political party of the French Revolution.

In July 2022, Gironde was affected by large wildfires.

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Geography Gironde is part of the current region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne and Charente-Maritime and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. With an area of 10,000 km², Gironde is the largest department in metropolitan France, and the second-largest in entire France. Its size is larger than Lebanon or the province of Banten. If overseas departments are included, however, Gironde's land area is dwarfed by the 83,846 km² of French Guiana.

Gironde is well known for the Côte d'Argent beach which is Europe's longest, attracting many to Lacanau each year. It is also the birthplace of Jacques-Yves Cousteau who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.

The Great Dune of Pyla in Arcachon Bay near Bordeaux is the tallest sand dune in Europe.C.G. (14 August 2009). Les Adresses de Mathilde Seigner et Fabien Onteniente. Le Figaro.

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Demographics

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Principal towns The most populous commune is Bordeaux, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:

Bordeaux	260,958
Mérignac	72,197
Pessac	65,245
Talence	43,820
Villenave-d'Ornon	36,754
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles	31,808
Bègles	30,642

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Politics

The President of the Departmental Council is Jean-Luc Gleyze of the Socialist Party.

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Current National Assembly Representatives

	Gironde's 1st constituency	Dominique David	La République En Marche!
	Gironde's 2nd constituency	Catherine Fabre	La République En Marche!
	Gironde's 3rd constituency	Loïc Prud'homme	La France Insoumise
	Gironde's 4th constituency	Alain David	Socialist Party
	Gironde's 5th constituency	Benoît Simian	La République En Marche!
	Gironde's 6th constituency	Éric Poulliat	La République En Marche!
	Gironde's 7th constituency	Bérangère Couillard	La République En Marche!
	Gironde's 8th constituency	Sophie Panonacle	La République En Marche!
	Gironde's 9th constituency	Sophie Mette	MoDem
	Gironde's 10th constituency	Florent Boudié	La République En Marche!
	Gironde's 11th constituency	Edwige Diaz	National Rally
	Gironde's 12th constituency	Christelle Dubos	La République En Marche!

==Tourism==

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See also

• Cantons of the Gironde department
• Communes of the Gironde department
• Arrondissements of the Gironde department
• Bordeaux wine regions

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External links

• Departmental Council website
• Prefecture website
• Tourism Office website

Categories: 1790 Establishments In France, Departments Of Nouvelle-aquitaine, States And Territories Established In 1790

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