Villenave-d'Ornon

Villenave d’Ornon (Gascon: Vilanava d’Ornon) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Villenave d'Ornon
Commune
The church in Villenave-d'Ornon
Coat of arms
Location of Villenave d'Ornon
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Coordinates: 44°46′50″N 0°33′57″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Villenave-d'Ornon
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Pujol[1]
Area ^1	21.26 km^2 (8.21 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2017)[2]	34,090
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33550 /33140
Elevation	3–41 m (9.8–134.5 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 the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located to its south side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,400 —     1800 1,231 −12.1% 1806 1,295 +5.2% 1821 1,324 +2.2% 1831 1,377 +4.0% 1836 1,318 −4.3% 1841 1,535 +16.5% 1846 1,622 +5.7% 1851 1,779 +9.7% 1856 1,991 +11.9% 1861 2,161 +8.5% 1866 2,276 +5.3% 1872 2,200 −3.3% 1876 2,408 +9.5% 1881 2,733 +13.5% 1886 3,075 +12.5% 1891 3,143 +2.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 3,316 +5.5% 1901 3,335 +0.6% 1906 3,635 +9.0% 1911 4,020 +10.6% 1921 4,507 +12.1% 1926 5,416 +20.2% 1931 6,215 +14.8% 1936 6,764 +8.8% 1946 8,766 +29.6% 1954 9,989 +14.0% 1962 13,401 +34.2% 1968 21,263 +58.7% 1975 22,975 +8.1% 1982 21,073 −8.3% 1990 26,609 +26.3% 1999 27,500 +3.3% 2008 28,762 +4.6%

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

• Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany, since 1982
• Torres Vedras, Portugal, since 1993
• Bridgend, Wales, since 1999
• Blanes, Spain

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.

External links

• Official website (in French)