Gironde
Gironde (/ʒɪˈrɒnd/ zhi-ROND, US usually /dʒɪˈ-/ ji-, French: [ʒiʁɔ̃d] ⓘ; 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. 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) | |
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Prefecture building in Bordeaux | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Gironde in France | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′N 0°40′W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Prefecture | Bordeaux |
| Subprefectures | Arcachon Blaye Langon Lesparre-Médoc Libourne |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Jean-Luc Gleyze (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,975 km2 (3,851 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,654,970 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-33 |
| Department number | 33 |
| Arrondissements | 6 |
| Cantons | 33 |
| Communes | 535 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which excludes estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
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