Gradignan

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Gradignan

|commune status = Commune

|image = Gradignan-ermitage01.JPG

|caption = The Hermitage chateau

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Gradignan (Gironde).svg

|arrondissement = Bordeaux

|canton = Pessac-2

|INSEE = 33192

|postal code = 33170

|mayor = Michel Labardin{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Bordeaux Métropole

|coordinates = {{coord|44.7725|-0.6156|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 26

|elevation min m = 10

|elevation max m = 51

|area km2 = 15.77

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Gradignan ({{IPA|fr|ɡʁadiɲɑ̃|-|Fr-Paris-Gradignan.ogg}}; {{langx|oc-gascon|Gradinhan}}) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole.

Population

{{Historical populations

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| percentages = pagr

| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|15901|Gradignan}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-33192#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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|1793 |1860

|1800 |1382

|1806 |1461

|1821 |1487

|1831 |1630

|1836 |1643

|1841 |1727

|1846 |1843

|1851 |1867

|1856 |1834

|1861 |1989

|1866 |2079

|1872 |2269

|1876 |2377

|1881 |2453

|1886 |2672

|1891 |2727

|1896 |2818

|1901 |2853

|1906 |2945

|1911 |2895

|1921 |2982

|1926 |3180

|1931 |3314

|1936 |3418

|1946 |5213

|1954 |4807

|1962 |6803

|1968 |10402

|1975 |18691

|1982 |21441

|1990 |21727

|1999 |22193

|2007 |23096

|2012 |23930

|2017 |25552

}}

Education institutions

Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone (Académie de Bordeaux).:fr:Gradignan

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|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| List of the educational establishments.

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! Kindergarten !! Primary schools !! Middle schools !! High schools !! Universities & higher education

* Ermitage

  • La Clairière
  • Lange
  • Saint-Géry
  • Les Tourelles
  • Malartic
  • Le Pin Franc
* Saint-Exupéry
  • Lange
  • Saint-Géry
  • Martinon
  • Malartic
  • Le Pin Franc
  • * Collège Fontaines de Monjous
  • Collège Alfred Mauguin
  • * Lycée des Graves*ENITA
  • IUT de Bordeaux 1
  • Prison

    Gradignan prison is a high-security facility serving the Bordeaux area.

    International relations

    Gradignan has partnerships with:

    • {{Flagicon|Germany}} Pfungstadt, Germany, since 1996.
    • {{Flagicon|Portugal}} Figueira da Foz, Portugal, since 1992.[https://archive.today/20091026153135/http://www.afccre.org/fr/annuaire_jumelles_5_do.asp Annuaire des villes jumelées]

    Localities

    References

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