From 1793 to 1795, the department's name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the Girondist political party of the French Revolution.
Gironde is well known for the Côte d'Argent beach which is Europe's longest, attracting many surfers to Lacanau each year. It is also the birthplace of Jacques-Yves Cousteau who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.
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For other uses see Gironde disambiguation Gironde ʒ ɪ ˈ r ɒ n d zhi ROND 3 US usually dʒ ɪ ˈ ji 4 5 French ʒiʁɔ d Occitan Gironda pronounced dʒiˈɾundo is the largest department in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of Southwestern France Named after the Gironde estuary a major waterway its prefecture is Bordeaux In 2019 it had a population of 1 623 749 6 The famous Bordeaux wine region is in Gironde It has six arrondissements making it one of the departments with the most arrondissements Nord also has six while Pas de Calais has the most of any department with seven Gironde Gironda Occitan Department of FrancePrefecture building in BordeauxFlagCoat of armsLocation of Gironde in FranceCoordinates 44 50 N 0 40 W 44 833 N 0 667 W 44 833 0 667CountryFranceRegionNouvelle AquitainePrefectureBordeauxSubprefecturesArcachonBlayeLangonLesparre MedocLibourneGovernment President of the Departmental CouncilJean Luc Gleyze 1 PS Area1 Total10 725 km2 4 141 sq mi Population Jan 2020 2 Total1 636 391 Rank6th Density150 km2 400 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST ISO 3166 codeFR 33Department number33Arrondissements6Cantons33Communes535 1 French Land Register data which excludes estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 3 1 Principal towns 4 Politics 4 1 Current National Assembly Representatives 5 Tourism 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editGironde is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascony From 1793 to 1795 the department s name was changed to Bec d Ambes to avoid the association with the Girondist political party of the French Revolution In July 2022 Gironde was affected by large wildfires 7 Geography editGironde is part of the current region of Nouvelle Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Landes Lot et Garonne Dordogne and Charente Maritime and the Atlantic Ocean on the west With an area of 10 000 km2 Gironde is the largest department in metropolitan France and the second largest in entire France Its size is larger than Lebanon or the province of Banten If overseas departments are included however Gironde s land area is dwarfed by the 83 846 km2 of French Guiana Gironde is well known for the Cote d Argent beach which is Europe s longest attracting many surfers to Lacanau each year It is also the birthplace of Jacques Yves Cousteau who studied the sea and all forms of life in water The Great Dune of Pyla in Arcachon Bay near Bordeaux is the tallest sand dune in Europe 8 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1801502 723 1806522 371 0 77 1821522 041 0 00 1831554 225 0 60 1841568 034 0 25 1851614 387 0 79 1861667 193 0 83 1872705 149 0 50 1881748 703 0 67 1891793 528 0 58 1901821 131 0 34 1911829 095 0 10 1921819 128 0 12 YearPop p a 1931852 768 0 40 1936850 567 0 05 1946858 381 0 09 1954896 517 0 54 1962935 448 0 53 19681 009 390 1 28 19751 061 480 0 72 19821 127 546 0 87 19901 213 499 0 92 19991 287 532 0 66 20061 393 758 1 14 20111 463 662 0 98 20161 566 679 1 37 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki wiki source 9 10 Principal towns edit The most populous commune is Bordeaux the prefecture As of 2019 there are 7 communes with more than 30 000 inhabitants 6 Commune Population 2019 Bordeaux 260 958Merignac 72 197Pessac 65 245Talence 43 820Villenave d Ornon 36 754Saint Medard en Jalles 31 808Begles 30 642Politics editThe President of the Departmental Council is Jean Luc Gleyze of the Socialist Party Party seats Socialist Party 45The Republicans 12 French Communist Party 3Miscellaneous Right 1MoDem 1Hunting Fishing Nature Tradition 1Current National Assembly Representatives edit Constituency Member 11 PartyGironde s 1st constituency Dominique David La Republique En Marche Gironde s 2nd constituency Catherine Fabre La Republique En Marche Gironde s 3rd constituency Loic Prud homme La France InsoumiseGironde s 4th constituency Alain David Socialist PartyGironde s 5th constituency Benoit Simian La Republique En Marche Gironde s 6th constituency Eric Poulliat La Republique En Marche Gironde s 7th constituency Berangere Couillard La Republique En Marche Gironde s 8th constituency Sophie Panonacle La Republique En Marche Gironde s 9th constituency Sophie Mette MoDemGironde s 10th constituency Florent Boudie La Republique En Marche Gironde s 11th constituency Edwige Diaz National RallyGironde s 12th constituency Christelle Dubos La Republique En Marche Tourism edit nbsp Bordeaux nbsp Bordeaux wine nbsp The Great Dune of Pyla nbsp Arcachon Bay nbsp Bourg sur Gironde nbsp Chateau de la Brede birthplace of Montesquieu nbsp The Gironde estuary seen from the citadel of Blaye nbsp Grottoes of Ferrand nbsp Chateau d EckSee also editCantons of the Gironde department Communes of the Gironde department Arrondissements of the Gironde department Bordeaux wine regions Chateau du Mirail Brouqueyran References edit Repertoire national des elus les conseillers departementaux data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 4 May 2022 Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2020 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2022 Gironde Lexico UK English Dictionary Oxford University Press Archived from the original on 2020 08 01 Gironde Collins English Dictionary HarperCollins Retrieved 28 August 2019 Gironde Merriam Webster com Dictionary Retrieved 28 August 2019 a b Populations legales 2019 33 Gironde INSEE Wildfires in Gironde France burn through 10 000 hectares Sky News Retrieved 2022 07 18 C G 14 August 2009 Les Adresses de Mathilde Seigner et Fabien Onteniente Le Figaro Magazine in French Historique de la Gironde Le SPLAF Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale External links edit in French Departmental Council website in French Prefecture website in English Gironde at Curlie in English Tourism Office website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gironde amp oldid 1179069826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
