Mérignac, Gironde
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 44°50′19″N 0°38′37″W / 44.8386°N 0.6436°WCoordinates: 44°50′19″N 0°38′37″W / 44.8386°N 0.6436°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
| Canton | Mérignac-1 Mérignac-2 |
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| Intercommunality | Bordeaux | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Alain Anziani (PS) | |
| Area1 | 48.17 km2 (18.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 68,386 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33281 /33700 | |
| Elevation | 12–53 m (39–174 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. |
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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.
Mérignac (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲak]) 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.
It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux and adjoins it to the west. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.
Mérignac is the site of Bordeaux International Airport.
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.
The commune has about 5,000 students in the primary and secondary schools in its city. Schools include:
Mérignac is twinned with:
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