Gradignan

Gradignan is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Gradignan
Commune
The Hermitage chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Gradignan
Gradignan Gradignan
Coordinates: 44°46′21″N 0°36′56″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Pessac-2
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Labardin[1]
Area ^1	15.77 km^2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	25,552
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33192 /33170
Elevation	10–51 m (33–167 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,860 —     1800 1,382 −25.7% 1806 1,461 +5.7% 1821 1,487 +1.8% 1831 1,630 +9.6% 1836 1,643 +0.8% 1841 1,727 +5.1% 1846 1,843 +6.7% 1851 1,867 +1.3% 1856 1,834 −1.8% 1861 1,989 +8.5% 1866 2,079 +4.5% 1872 2,269 +9.1% 1876 2,377 +4.8% 1881 2,453 +3.2% 1886 2,672 +8.9% 1891 2,727 +2.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 2,818 +3.3% 1901 2,853 +1.2% 1906 2,945 +3.2% 1911 2,895 −1.7% 1921 2,982 +3.0% 1926 3,180 +6.6% 1931 3,314 +4.2% 1936 3,418 +3.1% 1946 5,213 +52.5% 1954 4,807 −7.8% 1962 6,803 +41.5% 1968 10,402 +52.9% 1975 18,691 +79.7% 1982 21,441 +14.7% 1990 21,727 +1.3% 1999 22,193 +2.1% 2008 23,283 +4.9%

Education institutions

Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone (Académie de Bordeaux).[3]

List of the educational establishments.

Kindergarten	Primary schools	Middle schools	High schools	Universities & higher education
Ermitage La Clairière Lange Saint-Géry Les Tourelles Malartic Le Pin Franc	Saint-Exupéry Lange Saint-Géry Martinon Malartic Le Pin Franc	Collège Fontaines de Monjous Collège Alfred Mauguin	Lycée des Graves	ENITA IUT de Bordeaux 1

Prison

Gradignan prison is a high-security facility serving the Bordeaux area.

International relations

Gradignan has partnerships with:

• Pfungstadt Germany, since 1996.
• Figueira da foz, Portugal, since 1992.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. fr:Gradignan
4. Annuaire des villes jumelées

External links

• Official website