Gujan-Mestras Explained

Gujan-Mestras
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Gujan-Mestras (Gironde).svg
Arrondissement:	Arcachon
Canton:	Gujan-Mestras
Insee:	33199
Postal Code:	33470
Mayor:	Marie-Hélène des Esgaulx^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Bassin d'Arcachon Sud
Coordinates:	44.6364°N -1.0667°W
Elevation M:	4
Elevation Min M:	0
Elevation Max M:	28
Area Km2:	53.99

Gujan-Mestras (in French pronounced as /ɡyʒɑ̃ mɛstʁas/; Occitan (post 1500);: Gujan e Mestràs) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is twinned with Santa María de Cayón, Spain

Geography

Gujan-Mestras is located in the southern part of the Arcachon bay. It is considered a major regional center for oyster farming, and is home to seven ports, which are from west to east:^[2]

The Port of La Hume which focuses both on oyster farming and yachting,
The Port of Meyran,
The Port of Gujan,
The Port of Larros which offers a promenade pier and is an active center for shipbuilding,
The Port of the Canal,
The Port of La Barbotière, a major oyster farming center close to the Technical High School for Maritime Science and Technologies
The Port of La Mole which has neither been dredged nor used due to its difficult topography. From the former windmill bordering the port, only a millstone has withstood time. It gave its name to the Port of La Mole, “mole” meaning millstone in Gascon.

Neighbouring communes

Gujan-Mestras is surrounded by three communes. It is west of Le Teich, east of La Teste-de-Buch and north of Sanguinet.

Transports

The TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine from Arcachon to Bordeaux has two stops in Gujan-Mestras (respectively named La Hume and Gujan-Mestras). The city is otherwise served by lines 4 to 7 of the Baïa bus network, the local public transport system of the Arcachon Bay which links the Dune of Pilat to Facture-Biganos.^[3] Nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, around 50 km away.

Twin towns – sister cities

Santa María de Cayón, Spain, autonomous community Cantabria

Notes and References

Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
Web site: Vie maritime . ville-gujanmestras.fr.
Web site: Se déplacer .