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Gironde
Gironda (Occitan)
Department of France
Prefecture building in Bordeaux
Prefecture building in Bordeaux
Flag of Gironde
Coat of arms of Gironde
Location of Gironde in France
Location of Gironde in France
Coordinates: 44°50′N 0°40′W / 44.833°N 0.667°W / 44.833; -0.667
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
PrefectureBordeaux
SubprefecturesArcachon
Blaye
Langon
Lesparre-Médoc
Libourne
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilJean-Luc Gleyze[1] (PS)
Area
1
 • Total9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,654,970
 • Rank6th
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-33
Department number33
Arrondissements6
Cantons33
Communes535
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

Gironde (/ʒɪˈrɒnd/ zhi-ROND,[3] US usually /ɪˈ-/ ji-,[4][5] French: [ʒiʁɔ̃d] ; Occitan: Gironda, pronounced [dʒiˈɾundo]) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749.[6] 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).

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Gironde". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01.
  4. ^ "Gironde". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Gironde". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2019: 33 Gironde, INSEE

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