Gironde
Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,6 ...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...
in southwestern France. The 20th-century historian Robert Étienne (1921–2009) was born in Mérignac.
It is the largest
suburb
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of the city of
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectu ...
The name ''Mérignac'' derives from the Gallo-Roman word Matriniacus, name of a
villa
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rustica (countryside villa) that was the origin of today's town.
Population
Sights
* Tour de Veyrines : Veyrines
Dungeon
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.
* 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
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* Ice house (building), a building where ice is stored
* Ice shanty, a shelter for ice fishing also known as an ''Icehouse''
* Ice skating rink, a facility for ice skating.
* Ice hockey arena, an area where i ...
* La vieille église : the old
Roman
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* Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...
* Parc de Bourran :
* Bois du Burck : Burck wood
* Parc de Mérignac :
* Parc Saint-Exupéry :
* Parc du Vivier : the wood around the
city hall
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Education
The commune has about 5,000 students in the primary and secondary schools in its city. Schools include:Scolarité des 3 – 11 ans " Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Quelque 5 000 enfants sont scolarisés dans la ville."
*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
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
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, Canada
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Kaolack
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, Senegal
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Vilanova i la Geltrú
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, Spain
See also
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Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac
Aéroport is the place of Gustaf III Airport, in ''quartier'' Saint-Jean of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean
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Communes of the Gironde department
The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Albert Dupouy (1901 - 1973): player of rugby to death in Mérignac
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Jean Samazeuilh
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh, best known as Jean Samazeuilh (17 January 1891, Bordeaux – 13 April 1965, Mérignac) was a right-handed tennis player competing for France.
Samazeuilh reached three singles finals at the Amateur French Championships, w ...
(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.