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Bordeaux
Nouvelle-Aquitainecity
Bordeaux
Total population
261,804
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (masculine) or "Bordelaises" (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,094
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,699
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,579
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,464
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,864
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,672
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,576
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves2,568
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.2 — 2019-04-067 km ENE of Chevanceaux, France
- M 4.5 — 2019-03-205 km NNE of Montendre, France
- M 2.6 — 2006-09-306 km ENE of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, France
- M 2.8 — 2006-07-090 km NNW of Médis, France
- M 3 — 2004-08-0519 km W of Biscarrosse, France
- M 2.9 — 2004-07-197 km NW of Pontenx-les-Forges, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Artigues-près-Bordeaux4.4 mi away · pop. 8,623
- Gradignan4.9 mi away · pop. 25,835
- Bassens5.2 mi away · pop. 7,842
- Blanquefort5.3 mi away · pop. 16,004
- Tresses5.7 mi away · pop. 5,086
- Sainte-Eulalie6.9 mi away · pop. 4,925
- Camblanes-et-Meynac6.9 mi away · pop. 3,093
- Lignan-de-Bordeaux8 mi away · pop. 836
- Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc8.7 mi away · pop. 7,583
- Le Pian-Médoc9 mi away · pop. 7,105
- Sallebœuf9 mi away · pop. 2,728
- Isle-Saint-Georges9.5 mi away · pop. 520
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bordeaux
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bordeaux, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 33063
- Department
- 33
- Region
- 75
- Population (Wikidata)
- 267,991
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr