Gradignan

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Gradignan
Gradignan coat of arms
Gradignan (France)
Gradignan
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Bordeaux
Canton Pessac-2
Community association Bordeaux metropolis
Coordinates 44 ° 46 ′  N , 0 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 46 ′  N , 0 ° 37 ′  W
height 10-51 m
surface 15.77 km 2
Residents 25,552 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,620 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33170
INSEE code

Gradignan is a town with 25,552 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Gironde department . It is located in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux and belongs to the canton of Pessac-2 .

Gradignan is located southwest of Bordeaux . The community is served by the TBC bus lines.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2011 2016
Residents 6803 10,402 18,691 21,441 21,727 22,193 23,355 25,563
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Architectural monuments

Cayac Priory

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Gradignan

  • Cayac Priory

Viticulture

Gradignan is a wine-growing town in the Graves wine-growing region and belongs to the Pessac-Léognan appellation .

Town twinning

There is a town partnership with Pfungstadt .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 729-737.

Web links

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