Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
| Gradignan | |
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| Commune | |
 The Hermitage chateau | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Gradignan | |
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| Coordinates: 44°46′21″N 0°36′56″W / 44.7725°N 0.6156°W / 44.7725; -0.6156 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Pessac-2 |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Labardin |
| Area | 15.77 km (6.09 sq mi) |
| Population | 25,835 |
| • Density | 1,600/km (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33192 /33170 |
| Elevation | 10–51 m (33–167 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gradignan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁadiɲɑ̃] ; Gascon: Gradinhan) 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 Bordeaux Métropole.
Population
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Education institutions
Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone (Académie de Bordeaux).
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Prison
Gradignan prison is a high-security facility serving the Bordeaux area.
International relations
Gradignan has partnerships with:
Pfungstadt, Germany, since 1996.
Figueira da Foz, Portugal, since 1992.
Localities
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gradignan, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- fr:Gradignan
- Annuaire des villes jumelées
External links
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