Saint-Médard-en-Jalles

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Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
Coat of arms of Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (France)
Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
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 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
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

Mill Gajac
  • 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

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