Gironde
Gironde ( , US usually , ; , ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749.
, southwestern
France
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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of
Margaux
Margaux (; ) is a former commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Margaux-Cantenac.Cantenac.Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2016
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Communes of the Gironde department
The following is a list of the 534 communes of the Gironde department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Gironde
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