Arrondissement of Bordeaux
| Bordeaux | |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement of France | |
 Location of Bordeaux in Gironde |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Communes | 82 |
| Prefecture | Bordeaux |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 1,522 km2 (588 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 907,877 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the estuaries of rivers. | |
The arrondissement of Bordeaux is an arrondissement of France in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region. It has 82 communes. Originally much larger, it lost the four cantons of Arcachon, Audenge, Belin-Béliet and La Teste-de-Buch to the new arrondissement of Arcachon in December 2006. In 2009 it lost the canton of Saint-André-de-Cubzac to the arrondissement of Blaye, the cantons of Cadillac and Podensac to the arrondissement of Langon and the canton of Castelnau-de-Médoc to the arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc.
The cantons of the arrondissement of Bordeaux are:
The communes of the arrondissement of Bordeaux, and their INSEE codes, are:
Coordinates: 44°50′N 0°35′W / 44.833°N 0.583°W
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