Mérignac, Gironde

Mérignac
Commune
Castle of Bourran
Castle of Bourran
Coat of arms of Mérignac
Coat of arms
Location of Mérignac
Mérignac is located in France
Mérignac
Mérignac
Mérignac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mérignac
Mérignac
Coordinates: 44°50′19″N 0°38′37″W / 44.8386°N 0.6436°W / 44.8386; -0.6436
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonMérignac-1 and 2
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2025–2026) Thierry Trijoulet[1] (PS)
Area
1
48.17 km2 (18.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
77,136
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33281 /33700
Elevation12–53 m (39–174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mérignac (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲak]; Occitan: Merinhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

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.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

The town council acquired the Château Le Vivier in 1972 and subsequently converted the main building for use as the Hôtel de Ville (town hall).[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,511—    
1800 2,427−0.48%
1806 3,039+3.82%
1821 2,764−0.63%
1831 3,097+1.14%
1836 3,034−0.41%
1841 3,276+1.55%
1846 3,264−0.07%
1851 3,648+2.25%
1856 3,910+1.40%
1861 4,284+1.84%
1866 4,450+0.76%
1872 4,265−0.71%
1876 4,967+3.88%
1881 5,162+0.77%
1886 5,735+2.13%
1891 6,159+1.44%
1896 6,713+1.74%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 7,052+0.99%
1906 7,421+1.03%
1911 7,594+0.46%
1921 9,515+2.28%
1926 11,939+4.64%
1931 15,363+5.17%
1936 17,034+2.09%
1946 21,417+2.32%
1954 23,050+0.92%
1962 32,355+4.33%
1968 45,951+6.02%
1975 50,652+1.40%
1982 51,306+0.18%
1990 57,273+1.38%
1999 61,992+0.88%
2007 66,002+0.79%
2012 66,660+0.20%
2017 70,105+1.01%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

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:[6]

  • 15 public and private preschools[7]
  • 15 public and private elementary schools[8]
  • Four junior high schools: Collège de Bourran, Collège de Capeyron, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège des Eyquems[9]
  • Two senior high schools: Lycée Fernand Daguin and Lycée professionnel Marcel Dassault[10]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Mérignac is twinned with:[11]

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.
  • Robert Étienne (1921–2009): French historian of ancient Rome, was born in Mérignac.

References

  1. ^ "Les habitants de Mérignac et leur nouveau maire, Thierry Trijoulet, qui succède à Alain Anziani". Ici (in French). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Domaine du Vivier". Town of Mérignac. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mérignac, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Scolarité des 3 – 11 ans." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Quelque 5 000 enfants sont scolarisés dans la ville."
  7. ^ "Ecoles maternelles." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles maternelles, publiques et privées[...]"
  8. ^ "Ecoles élémentaires." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles élémentaires, publiques et privées,[..."
  9. ^ "Collèges." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  10. ^ "Lycées." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "Relations Internationales". merignac.com (in French). Mérignac. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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