Gradignan

Gradignan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁadiɲɑ̃] ⓘ; Gascon: Gradinhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Gradignan
Commune
The Hermitage chateau
The Hermitage chateau
Coat of arms of Gradignan
Coat of arms
Location of Gradignan
Gradignan is located in France
Gradignan
Gradignan
Gradignan is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gradignan
Gradignan
Coordinates: 44°46′21″N 0°36′56″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonPessac-2
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Labardin[1]
Area
1
15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
25,871
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33192 /33170
Elevation10–51 m (33–167 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,860—    
1800 1,382−4.15%
1806 1,461+0.93%
1821 1,487+0.12%
1831 1,630+0.92%
1836 1,643+0.16%
1841 1,727+1.00%
1846 1,843+1.31%
1851 1,867+0.26%
1856 1,834−0.36%
1861 1,989+1.64%
1866 2,079+0.89%
1872 2,269+1.47%
1876 2,377+1.17%
1881 2,453+0.63%
1886 2,672+1.73%
1891 2,727+0.41%
1896 2,818+0.66%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,853+0.25%
1906 2,945+0.64%
1911 2,895−0.34%
1921 2,982+0.30%
1926 3,180+1.29%
1931 3,314+0.83%
1936 3,418+0.62%
1946 5,213+4.31%
1954 4,807−1.01%
1962 6,803+4.44%
1968 10,402+7.33%
1975 18,691+8.73%
1982 21,441+1.98%
1990 21,727+0.17%
1999 22,193+0.24%
2007 23,096+0.50%
2012 23,930+0.71%
2017 25,552+1.32%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Education institutions

Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone (Académie de Bordeaux).[5]

List of the educational establishments.
KindergartenPrimary schoolsMiddle schoolsHigh schoolsUniversities & higher education
  • Ermitage
  • La Clairière
  • Lange
  • Saint-Géry
  • Les Tourelles
  • Malartic
  • Le Pin Franc
  • Saint-Exupéry
  • Lange
  • Saint-Géry
  • Martinon
  • Malartic
  • Le Pin Franc
  • Collège Fontaines de Monjous
  • Collège Alfred Mauguin
  • Lycée des Graves

Prison

Gradignan prison is a high-security facility serving the Bordeaux area.

International relations

Gradignan has partnerships with:

Localities

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gradignan, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. fr:Gradignan
  6. Annuaire des villes jumelées
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