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Bordeaux
Bordèu (Occitan) | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
From top to bottom, left to right: Place de la Bourse, Cité du Vin, Monument aux Girondins, Tour Pey-Berland, Grosse Cloche, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Saint-André Cathedral and Pont de pierre on the Garonne | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. "The fleur-de-lis alone rules over the moon, the waves, the castle, and the lion" (in French: "Les lys règnent seuls sur la lune, les ondes, la forteresse et le lion.")[1] | |
Location of Bordeaux  | |
  Bordeaux  Bordeaux | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′N 0°35′W / 44.84°N 0.58°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | 5 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Hurmic[2] (The Greens) |
| Area 1 | 49.36 km2 (19.06 sq mi) |
| • Urban (2020[3]) | 1,287.3 km2 (497.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro (2020[4]) | 6,315.6 km2 (2,438.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[5] | 261,804 |
| • Rank | 9th in France |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban (Jan. 2020[6]) | 994,920 |
| • Urban density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro (Jan. 2020[7]) | 1,376,375 |
| • Metro density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bordelais |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33063 / |
| Website | www |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Bordeaux, Port of the Moon |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 1256 |
| Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
| Area | 1,731 ha |
| Buffer zone | 11,974 ha |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bordeaux (/bɔːrˈdoʊ/ bor-DOH, French: [bɔʁdo] ⓘ; Gascon Occitan: Bordèu [buɾˈðɛw]) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (masculine) or "Bordelaises" (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region.
The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 259,809 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of 49 km2 (19 sq mi),[8] but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,376,375 that same year (Jan. 2020 census),[7] the sixth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and Toulouse.
Bordeaux and 27 suburban municipalities form the Bordeaux Metropolis, an indirectly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropolitan issues. The Bordeaux Metropolis, with a population of 819,604 at the January 2020 census,[9] is the fifth most populated metropolitan council in France after those of Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille.
Bordeaux is a world capital of wine:[10] many châteaux and vineyards stand on the hillsides of the Gironde, and the city is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo. Bordeaux is also one of the centers of gastronomy[11] and business tourism for the organization of international congresses. It is a central and strategic hub for the aeronautics, military and space sector, home to international companies such as Dassault Aviation, Ariane Group, Safran and Thalès. The link with aviation dates back to 1910, the year the first airplane flew over the city. A crossroads of knowledge through university research, it is home to one of the only two megajoule lasers in the world, as well as a university population of more than 130,000 students within the Bordeaux Metropolis.[12]
Bordeaux is an international tourist destination for its architectural and cultural heritage with more than 362 historic monuments,[13] making it, after Paris, the city with the most listed or registered monuments in France. The "Pearl of Aquitaine" has been voted European Destination of the year in a 2015 online poll.[14] The metropolis has also received awards and rankings by international organizations such as in 1957, Bordeaux was awarded the Europe Prize for its efforts in transmitting the European ideal. In June 2007, the Port of the Moon in historic Bordeaux was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, for its outstanding architecture and urban ensemble and in recognition of Bordeaux's international importance over the last 2000 years.[15] Bordeaux is also ranked as a Sufficiency city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire – Unité urbaine 2020 de Bordeaux (33701)". INSEE. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire – Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Bordeaux (006)". INSEE. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE. "Statistiques locales – Bordeaux : Unité urbaine 2020 – Population municipale 2020". Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b INSEE. "Statistiques locales – Bordeaux : Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 – Population municipale 2020". Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ INSEE. "Historique des populations communales – Recensements de la population 1876–2020" (in French). Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Statistiques locales – Bordeaux Métropole : Intercommunalité 2021 – Population municipale 2020". INSEE. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Shurvell, Joanne. "Five Reasons to Visit the World's Wine Capital, Bordeaux". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "New survey ranks France's best cities for restaurants (and Paris is not top)". www.thelocal.fr. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Classement 2019 des villes étudiantes les plus importantes en France". www.investirlmnp.fr. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Bordeaux Unesco | Bordeaux 2030". www.bordeaux2030.fr. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ AFP Relax News (13 February 2015). "Bordeaux named European destination of the year". Tatler Malaysia. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Bordeaux, Port of the Moon". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2021.