Mérignac, Gironde
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Mérignac (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲak]; Occitan: Merinhac) 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 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
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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:[5]
- 15 public and private preschools[6]
- 15 public and private elementary schools[7]
- Four junior high schools: Collège de Bourran, Collège de Capeyron, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège des Eyquems[8]
- Two senior high schools: Lycée Fernand Daguin and Lycée professionnel Marcel Dassault[9]
Twin towns – sister cities
Mérignac is twinned with:[10]
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Kaolack, Senegal
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
See also
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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mérignac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Scolarité des 3 – 11 ans." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Quelque 5 000 enfants sont scolarisés dans la ville."
- ^ "Ecoles maternelles." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles maternelles, publiques et privées[...]"
- ^ "Ecoles élémentaires." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles élémentaires, publiques et privées,[..."
- ^ "Collèges." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Lycées." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Relations Internationales". merignac.com (in French). Mérignac. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
External links
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