Gradignan Explained

Gradignan
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Gradignan (Gironde).svg
Arrondissement:	Bordeaux
Canton:	Pessac-2
Insee:	33192
Postal Code:	33170
Mayor:	Michel Labardin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Bordeaux Métropole
Coordinates:	44.7725°N -0.6156°W
Elevation M:	26
Elevation Min M:	10
Elevation Max M:	51
Area Km2:	15.77

Gradignan (in French pronounced as /ɡʁadiɲɑ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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.

Education institutions

Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone (Académie de Bordeaux).^[2]

Prison

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

International relations

Gradignan has partnerships with:

• Pfungstadt, Germany, since 1996.
• Figueira da Foz, Portugal, since 1992.^[3]

Localities

• Communes of the Gironde department
• Motte Saint-Albe

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. [:fr:Gradignan]
3. https://archive.today/20091026153135/http://www.afccre.org/fr/annuaire_jumelles_5_do.asp Annuaire des villes jumelées