Pessac
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Commune of Pessac |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Pessac 1st / Pessac 2nd |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Bordeaux |
| Mayor | Pierre Auger (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 12 m–56 m |
| Land area¹ | 38.82 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
56,143 |
| - Density | 1,446.2/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33318/ 33600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Pessac (Occitan: Peçac) is a commune in the département of Gironde and the Aquitaine region of France. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux. In the 1999 census, Pessac had a population of 56,143. Pessac is also home to the Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV and the Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III.
[edit] See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Château Haut-Brion
- Pessac-Léognan, wine appellation
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