None of the other candidates exceeded the 5% mark. Italian submarines participated in the Battle of the Atlantic from that base, which was also a major base for German U-boats as headquarters of 12th U-boat Flotilla. The city started to play a regional role as a major urban center on the fringes of the newly founded Frankish Duchy of Vasconia. White Bordeaux is made from Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, and Muscadelle. We show that in the Bordeaux region, the temperatures of some cellars rise significantly in July, August, and September. [42] Secondly, even though the "Triangular trade" represented only 5% of Bordeaux's wealth, the city's direct trade with the Caribbean, that accounted for the other 95%, concerns the colonial stuffs made by the slave (sugar, coffee, cocoa). Bordeaux has five road bridges that cross the Garonne, the Pont de pierre built in the 1820s and three modern bridges built after 1960: the Pont Saint Jean, just south of the Pont de pierre (both located downtown), the Pont d'Aquitaine, a suspended bridge downstream from downtown, and the Pont François Mitterrand, located upstream of downtown. Bordeaux. Some 20,000 people work for the aeronautic industry in Bordeaux. In 2008 municipal elections saw the clash between mayor of Bordeaux, Alain Juppé and the President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine Socialist Alain Rousset. Nationally, Nicolas Sarkozy led with 31.18%, then Ségolène Royal with 25.87%, followed by François Bayrou with 18.57%. During the last stage of the war against Aquitaine (760–768), it was one of Waifer's last important strongholds to fall to the troops of King Pepin the Short. Under the Carolingians, sometimes the Counts of Bordeaux held the title concomitantly with that of Duke of Vasconia. Georges-Eugène Haussmann, a longtime prefect of Bordeaux, used Bordeaux's 18th-century large-scale rebuilding as a model when he was asked by Emperor Napoleon III to transform the quasi-medieval Paris into a "modern" capital that would make France proud. The decision was taken to save the bridge, but by early 2010 no plans had been announced as to its future use. [50], This article is about the city in France. The University of Bordeaux is divided into four: Bordeaux has numerous public and private schools offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the first round, Alain Juppé was well ahead with 43.73% against 31.36% for Michèle Delaunay. The city area is represented by the following constituencies: Gironde's 1st, Gironde's 2nd, Gironde's 3rd, Gironde's 4th, Gironde's 5th, Gironde's 6th, Gironde's 7th. The average seasonal winter temperature is 7.1 °C (44.8 °F), but recent winters have been warmer than this. The planned Bordeaux tramway system is to link with the airport to the city centre towards the end of 2019.[48]. From the Bourbon Restoration, the economy of Bordeaux was rebuilt by traders and shipowners. In the 2017 parliamentary election, La République En Marche! Because of a wine glut (wine lake) in the generic production, the price squeeze induced by an increasingly strong international competition, and vine pull schemes, the number of growers has recently dropped from 14,000 and the area under vine has also decreased significantly. In 1804, Haiti became independent. [citation needed]. J Psychosom Res. Skateboarding, rollerblading, and BMX biking are activities enjoyed by many young inhabitants of the city. The 41,458-capacity Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux is the largest stadium in Bordeaux. The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Bordeaux, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 51 min. 40% of the white population of the island came from Aquitaine. But, today, the right bank is developing, including new urban projects. The metro area population of Bordeaux in 2018 was 945,000, a 1.18% increase from 2017. Red wines are generally made from a blend of grapes, and may be made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit verdot, Malbec, and, less commonly in recent years, Carménère. The two-track Eiffel bridge with a speed limit of 30 km/h (19 mph) became a bottleneck and a new bridge was built, opening in 2009. January 2020 71: 1-9; published ahead of print September 13, 2019 ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2019.19029 Alice Cibrario 1 Univ. There is a 45 km (28 mi) ring road called the "Rocade" which is often very busy. This Party represented the provincial bourgeoisie, favorable towards abolishing aristocracy privileges, but opposed to the Revolution's social dimension. In May and June 1940, Bordeaux was the site of the life-saving actions of the Portuguese consul-general, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who illegally granted thousands of Portuguese visas, which were needed to pass the Spanish border, to refugees fleeing the German occupation. After 73 years of right-of-centre rule, the ecologist Pierre Hurmic (EELV) came in ahead of Nicolas Florian (LR/LaREM).[37]. Conventional overhead cables are used outside the city. During Antiquity, a first university had been created by the Roman in 286. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 13 min, while 15.5% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. [31], Access to the port from the Atlantic is via the Gironde estuary. [17] The Port of the Moon supplied the majority of Europe with coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton and indigo, becoming France's busiest port and the second busiest port in the world after London. Other indicators visualized on maps: (In English only, for now) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) For the wine, see, "Burdigala" redirects here. Tourism, especially wine tourism, is a major industry. 5 Université Bordeaux, ISPED, Centre INSERM U1219 - Bordeaux Population Health, Bordeaux, France. Many streets and squares along the tramway route became pedestrian areas, with limited access for cars. [citation needed] Bordeaux offers a large number of cinemas, theatres, and is the home of the Opéra national de Bordeaux. [38] The city was an important administrative centre and the new university had to train administrators. La population de Bordeaux compte 217 464 habitants de plus de 15 ans. The Cité du Vin, a museum as well as a place of exhibitions, shows, movie projections and academic seminars on the theme of wine opened its doors in June 2016. They engaged to construct the first bridge of Bordeaux, and customs warehouses. All five road bridges, including the two highway bridges, are open to cyclists and pedestrians as well. From 1941 to 1943, the Italian Royal Navy established BETASOM, a submarine base at Bordeaux. Population presents original studies in the fields of demography and related disciplines: sociology, economics, anthropology, history, geography, epidemiology and public health, methodology in social science. The headquarters of Urban Community of Bordeaux Mériadeck is located in the neighbourhood and the city is at the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry that bears his name. Another bridge, the Pont Jean-Jacques Bosc, is to be built in 2018.[46]. Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Londinium, as it was known, rapidly turned into the capital of Romes Britannia territory, and by the second century AD, it was a flourishing trade area with a population of just about 60,000 individuals. In the second district of Gironde the UMP mayor and all new Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea Alain Juppé confronted the General Counsel PS Michèle Delaunay. At the same time, in 1791, a slave revolt broke out at Saint-Domingue (current Haiti), the most profitable of the French colonies. The city came under Roman rule around 60 BC, and it became an important commercial centre for tin and lead. In the late 6th century the city re-emerged as the seat of a county and an archdiocese within the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks, but royal Frankish power was never strong. In 745 Aquitaine faced another expedition where Charles's sons Pepin and Carloman challenged Hunald's power and defeated him. It stands out as one of the first French cities, after Nancy, to have entered an era of urbanism and metropolitan big scale projects, with the team Gabriel father and son, architects for King Louis XV, under the supervision of two intendants (Governors), first Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur then the Marquis de Tourny. There is a 250 m (820 ft) wooden velodrome, Vélodrome du Lac, in Bordeaux which hosts international cycling competition in the form of UCI Track Cycling World Cup events. Ausonius and Sulpicius Severus were two of the teachers. The municipality (commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population of 257,804 (2019). This graph shows the number of inhabitants in the city of Bordeaux in France in 2014, by gender. [45], Today a lot of traces and memorial sites are visible in the city. The summer of 2003 set a record with an average temperature of 23.3 °C (73.9 °F).[23]. Bordeaux is served by Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the city centre in the suburban city of Mérignac. Lacking any steep hills, Bordeaux is relatively friendly to cyclists. At regional elections in 2010, the Socialist incumbent president Alain Rousset won the first round by totaling 35.19% in Bordeaux, but this score was lower than the plan for Gironde and Aquitaine. In Bordeaux, this one was located in the former buildings of the college of Guyenne. The Short Program occurred hours before the bombing. The states with the largest Basque communities include: 1.California- 20,868 2. MECA, Maison de l’Économie Créative et de la Culture en Aquitaine. 72.5% of the overall population falls between the ages of 15 and 64. Union Bordeaux Bègles is a rugby team in the Top 14 in the Ligue Nationale de Rugby. In 773, following his father Eudes's death, the Aquitanian duke Hunald led a rebellion to which Charles responded by launching an expedition that captured Bordeaux. Oregon- 2,627 Bordeaux voted in the 2019 European Parliament election in France. Idaho- 6,637 3. Rue Sainte-Catherine starts at Place de la Victoire and ends at Place de la Comédie by the Grand Théâtre. Saint-André Cathedral, Saint-Michel Basilica and Saint-Seurin Basilica are part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. [citation needed] The city has some of the biggest companies including Dassault, EADS Sogerma, Snecma, Thales, SNPE, and others. The mayor of the French city of Bordeaux called for residents to remain ... 30/03/2019 - 11:15. Bordeaux adhered to the Fronde, being effectively annexed to the Kingdom of France only in 1653, when the army of Louis XIV entered the city. However, after a rather exciting campaign it was Alain Juppé who was widely elected in the first round with 56.62%, far ahead of Alain Rousset who has managed to get 34.14%. List of cities in France by population 2019 2020. [15] The belfry (Grosse Cloche) and city cathedral St-André were built, the latter in 1227, incorporating the artisan quarter of Saint-Paul. Population Bordeaux : 256 045 habitants (recensement de la population 2016 au 01/01/2019) Bordeaux Métropole (28 communes) : 796 273 habitants en 2016 (53% de femmes / 47% d'hommes, en 2015) Superficie Bordeaux : 49,36 km2 Bordeaux Métropole : 578,22 km2 Croissance démographique 5,3% de croissance entre 2011 et 2016, soit 1% par an. Frosts in the winter occur several times during a winter, but snowfall is very rare, occurring only once every three years. The built-up area has grown for more than a century beyond the municipal borders of Bordeaux due to urban sprawl, so that by January 2017 there were 1,247,977 people living in the overall 5,613 km2 (2,167 sq mi) metropolitan area (aire urbaine) of Bordeaux,[4] only a fifth of whom lived in the city proper. None of the other candidates reached the 10% mark. In 2019 2020, the population of the city of Bordeaux, France is - 241 287 people. They were to keep the Basques in check and defend the mouth of the Garonne from the Vikings when they appeared in c. 844. Question: What is the population of Bordeaux? The metro area population of Bordeaux in 2017 was 934,000, a 1.3% … With an annual production of approximately 960 million bottles,[29] the Bordeaux area produces large quantities of everyday wine as well as some of the most expensive wines in the world. It serves as a major regional center for trade, administration, services and industry. In 814, Seguin was made Duke of Vasconia, but was deposed in 816 for failing to suppress a Basque rebellion. 2021 980,000. During World War II, Bordeaux fell under the German occupation. Total number of cities: 288. In the second round, Alain Rousset had a tidal wave win as national totals rose to 55.83%. As the western French city of Bordeaux struggles to accommodate its growing migrant population, more and more squats have popped up to keep the city’s legal and illegal migrants off the streets. Cycle paths (separate from the roadways) exist on the highway bridges, along the riverfront, on the university campuses, and incidentally elsewhere in the city. Hunald's son Waifer replaced him and confirmed Bordeaux as the capital city (along with Bourges in the north). Bordeaux is home to one of Europe's biggest 18th-century architectural urban areas, making it a sought-after destination for tourists and cinema production crews. 2020 Jan;128:109884. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109884. The tram system uses Alstom APS a form of ground-level power supply technology developed by French company Alstom and designed to preserve the aesthetic environment by eliminating overhead cables in the historic city. Europe Ecology candidate Bove: 15.83%, obtaining two seats. A crossroads of knowledge through university research, it is home to one of the only two megajoule lasers in the world, as well as a university pole of nearly 100,000 students within the Bordeaux metropolis.[7]. Although the port of Bordeaux was a buzzing trade center, the stability and success of the city was threatened by Viking and Norman incursions and political instability. Mae-Berenice-Meite (46.82) in 11th and Laurine Lecavelier (46.53) in 12th. The Gare Saint-Jean is the major hub for regional trains (TER) operated by the SNCF to Arcachon, Limoges, Agen, Périgueux, Langon, Pau, Le Médoc, Angoulême and Bayonne. The average summer seasonal temperature is 20.7 °C (69.3 °F). As of 2014[update], the GDP of Bordeaux is €32.7 Billion. [15] Many downtown buildings (about 5,000), including those on the quays, are from this period. Crossed by the Garonne River and bordering the Atlantic Coast, the metropolis, a perfect example of the Age of Enlightment, has been showcasing since the 18th century its blond and golden facades, its courtyards and monumental squares, as well as its lively streets accompanied by its French-style gardens. Currently, 81.1 % of the population of France is urban (52,849,078 people in 2019) Population Density The 2019 population density in France is 119 people per Km 2 (308 people per mi 2 ), calculated on a total land area of 547,557 Km2 (211,413 sq. Bordeaux is home to a beautiful quay which runs along the Garonne river. On the quay there is a skate-park divided into three sections. The Romans were defeated and their commander, the consul Lucius Cassius Longinus, was killed in battle.[11]. The population of Bordeaux is 241,287 and, of that overall population, demographics show that there are 112,890 males and 128,397 females. There are two major sport teams in Bordeaux, Girondins de Bordeaux is the football team, playing in Ligue 1 in the French football championship.