Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
Canton | Saint-Médard-en-Jalles ( Chef-lieu ) | |
Community association | Bordeaux metropolis | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 54 ′ N , 0 ° 43 ′ W | |
height | 9-48 m | |
surface | 85.28 km 2 | |
Residents | 31,145 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 365 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 33160 | |
INSEE code | 33449 | |
Website | http://www.saint-medard-en-jalles.com/ | |
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is a town in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Gironde department with 31,145 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The city is located in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux and is the capital (French: chef-lieu ) of its own canton .
location
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles is located northwest of Bordeaux and is crossed by the Jalle River. The community is served by the TBC bus lines.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
Residents | 6967 | 8955 | 16,265 | 18,665 | 22,064 | 25,566 | 26,934 | 31,145 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Château du Bourdieu (18th century)
- Château de Gajac (15th / 16th century)
- Château Fort (15th and 17th centuries)
- Eglise Paroissiale (Catholic; 12th and 19th centuries; choir chapel 12th / 13th centuries; 2 bronze bells from 1556 and 1661; painting "Mariä Himmelfahrt" from 1884, a copy of a painting by Pierre Paul Prud'hon ; painting of the cross, 14 stations , by an unknown hand, probably 19th century)
- Moulin de Caupian (19th century)
- Moulin de Gajac (mentioned 1579; reconstructed in the 18th and 19th centuries)
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
Town twinning
The city has twinnings with Merzig in Saarland , Sabaudia in Latium (Italy) and Almansa in the autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha (Spain).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1353-1360.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Médard-en-Jalles - Collection of images, videos and audio files