Mérignac, Gironde

Mérignac
Mérignac
Commune
	Castle of Bourran
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mérignac
	Mérignac Mérignac
	Coordinates: 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 and 2
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Anziani (PS)
Area 1	48.17 km2 (18.60 sq mi)
Population (2021)	75,729
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33281 /33700
Elevation	12–53 m (39–174 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,511	—
1800	2,427	−0.48%
1806	3,039	+3.82%
1821	2,764	−0.63%
1831	3,097	+1.14%
1836	3,034	−0.41%
1841	3,276	+1.55%
1846	3,264	−0.07%
1851	3,648	+2.25%
1856	3,910	+1.40%
1861	4,284	+1.84%
1866	4,450	+0.76%
1872	4,265	−0.71%
1876	4,967	+3.88%
1881	5,162	+0.77%
1886	5,735	+2.13%
1891	6,159	+1.44%
1896	6,713	+1.74%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	7,052	+0.99%
1906	7,421	+1.03%
1911	7,594	+0.46%
1921	9,515	+2.28%
1926	11,939	+4.64%
1931	15,363	+5.17%
1936	17,034	+2.09%
1946	21,417	+2.32%
1954	23,050	+0.92%
1962	32,355	+4.33%
1968	45,951	+6.02%
1975	50,652	+1.40%
1982	51,306	+0.18%
1990	57,273	+1.38%
1999	61,992	+0.88%
2007	66,002	+0.79%
2012	66,660	+0.20%
2017	70,105	+1.01%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

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:

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Mérignac is twinned with:

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

External links

Official website (in French)
Official website (in French) (Archive)

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