Mérignac, Gironde Explained

Mérignac
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Mérignac (Gironde).svg
Arrondissement:	Bordeaux
Canton:	Mérignac-1 and 2
Insee:	33281
Postal Code:	33700
Mayor:	Alain Anziani^[1]
Party:	PS
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Bordeaux Métropole
Coordinates:	44.8386°N -0.6436°W
Elevation Min M:	12
Elevation Max M:	53
Area Km2:	48.17

Mérignac (in French pronounced as /meʁiɲak/; Occitan: Merinhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The 20th-century historian Robert Étienne (1921–2009) was born in Mérignac.

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.

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:^[2]

• 15 public and private preschools^[3]
• 15 public and private elementary schools^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. "Scolarité des 3 – 11 ans." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "Quelque 5 000 enfants sont scolarisés dans la ville."
3. "Ecoles maternelles." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles maternelles, publiques et privées[...]"
4. "Collèges." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
5. "Lycées." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
6. Web site: Relations Internationales. merignac.com. Mérignac. fr. 2019-11-19.
7. "Ecoles élémentaires." Mérignac, Gironde. Retrieved on September 6, 2016. "La ville compte une quinzaine d'écoles élémentaires, publiques et privées,[...]"
   • Four junior high schools: Collège de Bourran, Collège de Capeyron, Collège Jules-Ferry, Collège des Eyquems^[4]
   • Two senior high schools: Lycée Fernand Daguin and Lycée professionnel Marcel Dassault^[5]

   Twin towns – sister cities

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

   Mérignac is twinned with:^[6]

   • Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
   • Kaolack, Senegal
   • Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain

   See also

   • Aéroport de Bordeaux Mérignac
   • Communes of the Gironde department

   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.

   External links

   • Official website
   • Official website (Archive)