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Coordinates: 44°53′01″N 0°36′41″W / 44.8836°N 0.6114°WCoordinates: 44°53′01″N 0°36′41″W / 44.8836°N 0.6114°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
Canton | Le Bouscat | |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Seurot | |
Area1 | 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 14,058 | |
• Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 33075 /33520 | |
Elevation | 1–31 m (3.3–101.7 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bruges is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, just north of Bordeaux.
The homography with Bruges (Belgium) is purely coincidental. The place-name comes from Gasconic bruche, with a plural -s meaning "bushes", "scrubs".