Mérignac,_Gironde

Mérignac, Gironde

Mérignac, Gironde

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Mérignac (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲak]; Occitan: Merinhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The 20th-century historian Robert Étienne (1921–2009) was born in Mérignac.

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It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and adjoins it to the west. It is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole.

Mérignac is the site of Bordeaux International Airport.

Etymology

The name Mérignac derives from the Gallo-Roman word Matriniacus, name of a villa rustica (countryside villa) that was the origin of today's town.

Population

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Sights

  • Tour de Veyrines : Veyrines Dungeon.
  • Château Bourran : Bourran Castle
  • Château Le Burck : Le Burck Castle
  • Château or Maison Noble du Parc or d'Espagne : Parc Castle or Spain Castle
  • Fontaine d'Arlac : Arlac Fountain
  • Immeuble Gillet : Gillet Building
  • La glacière : the icehouse
  • La vieille église : the old Roman church
  • Maison carrée d'Arlac : Peychotte's folly (Square House) in Arlac

Parks and gardens

  • Parc de Bourran :
  • Bois du Burck : Burck wood
  • Parc de Mérignac :
  • Parc Saint-Exupéry :
  • Parc du Vivier : the wood around the city hall

Education

The commune has about 5,000 students in the primary and secondary schools in its city. Schools include:[5]

  • 15 public and private preschools[6]
  • 15 public and private elementary schools[7]
  • Four junior high schools: Collège de Bourran, Collège de Capeyron, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège des Eyquems[8]
  • Two senior high schools: Lycée Fernand Daguin and Lycée professionnel Marcel Dassault[9]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Mérignac is twinned with:[10]

See also

Notable inhabitants

  • Albert Dupouy (1901 - 1973): player of rugby to death in Mérignac
  • Jean Samazeuilh (1891 - 1965): French tennis player dead in Mérignac
  • Nicolas Canteloup, born on November 4, 1963, in Mérignac in the Gironde, is a comedian, French imitator.
  • Émile Rummelhardt former professional player and French football coach.

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mérignac, EHESS (in French).
  4. [4]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. [5]
    "Scolarité des 3 – 11 ans." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Quelque 5 000 enfants sont scolarisés dans la ville."
  6. [6]
    "Ecoles maternelles." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles maternelles, publiques et privées[...]"
  7. [7]
    "Ecoles élémentaires." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles élémentaires, publiques et privées,[..."
  8. [8]
    "Collèges." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  9. [9]
    "Lycées." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  10. [10]
    "Relations Internationales". merignac.com (in French). Mérignac. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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