Pessac

Pessac ; Peçac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Pessac-1 , Pessac-2
Community association	Bordeaux metropolis
Coordinates	44 ° 48 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′ N , 0 ° 38 ′ W
height	12-56 m
surface	38.82 km 2
Residents	63,808 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,644 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	33600
INSEE code	33318
Website	http://www.mairie-pessac.fr/
	; Chateau Haut-Brion

Pessac is a town in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Gironde department with 63,808 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The city is located in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux and forms two separate cantons, Canton Pessac-1 and Canton Pessac-2 .

The French euro coins are minted in Pessac (see Monnaie de Paris ).

geography

Pessac is located in the south-western suburb of Bordeaux . The community is served by tram and bus lines of the TBC .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	24,281	36,986	51,360	50,267	51,055	56,143	57,187	63,808
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Viticulture

Two very well-known wineries, Château Haut-Brion and Château Pape-Clément are located in Pessac . Pessac is a wine-growing town in the Graves wine-growing region and belongs to the Pessac-Léognan appellation .

Settlement of Le Corbusier

The architect Le Corbusier built a housing estate with workers' apartments for the sugar manufacturer Henry Frugès in what is now west of Pessac from 1924 to 1926. It was the first urban development project that Le Corbusier implemented. 51 of 127 planned residential units were built in seven types. An urban connection to Hauptstrasse u. a. with shops; The only thing that was implemented was the housing estate, which has since been a little off the beaten track next to the railway line to the west. The city of Pessac has bought and renovated a so-called high-rise building (gratte-ciel type) that can be visited.