Gujan-Mestras

Gujan-Mestras
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Gujan-Mestras (main town)
Community association	Bassin d'Arcachon Sud-Pôle Atlantique
Coordinates	44 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 4 ′ W Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 4 ′ W
height	0-28 m
surface	53.99 km 2
Residents	21,152 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	392 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	33470
INSEE code	33199
Website	www.ville-gujanmestras.fr
	; Town Hall ( Mairie )

Gujan-Mestras is a town in the French region of Aquitaine in the Gironde department with 21,152 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The city has been in the Arcachon arrondissement since January 1, 2007, and there in the newly created canton of Gujan-Mestras in 2015 .

Gujan-Mestras is located on the south bank of the Bassin d'Arcachon .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2015	2017
Residents	5,694	6,687	7,613	8,600	11,433	14,963	18,794	20,817	21,152

Gujan-Mestras is located in the southern part of the Arcachon Bay. It is an important regional center for oyster farming and is home to seven ports:

The port of La Hume, which focuses on both oyster farming and sailing,
The port of Meyran,
The port of Gujan,
Larros port, which has a promenade pier and is an active center for shipbuilding,
The port of the canal,
The port of La Barbotière, an important oyster farming center near the technical college for maritime science and technology,
The port of La Mole, which is neither dredged nor used due to its difficult topography. Only one millstone from the former windmill in the harbor has stood the test of time. He gave the port of La Mole its name, "Mole" means millstone on Gascon .