Bassens (the Gironde)

Geography

The commune extends on more than 1000 ha separated in two about equal parts by the railway Bordeaux Paris:

The low part and punt go along the river on more than 4 km; it is the part with industrialo-harbor vocation The plate (average altitude 50m) and its reverse occupies the remainder of space; the urbanization gradually took of it possession safe at the two ends “buffer zones” with marked vocation which protect them: at north vineyards and significant natural zone, in the south spaces of mainly wooded leisures, true green lungs of the commune. To 10 km of Bordeaux, on Right Bank of the Garonne, close to the Bridge of Aquitaine, Bassens profits from infrastructures of complete service roads: - road service road: highway network and by-pass directly accessible by exchanger 2, - service road iron: Bordeaux-Paris line, a station traveller, a station goods to 10 mn of the station Bordeaux St Jean, - river service road: 4 km of arranged quays, - air service road: to 15 mn of the airport of Bordeaux Mérignac. Population: 7000 inhabitants Name of the inhabitants: Bassenais and Bassenaises Surface: 1027 hectares Zip code: 33530 Traditional market: Sunday morning

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

the field of Beauval. Vast land entity of 16 hectares, the field of Beauval is a high place of the local history. With a rich person built inheritance, it has to become, long-term, the cultural pole of the commune. the wind mill. Conceived in 1888 per Auguste Bollée, the wind mill of Beauval was restored between 1995 and 1997. It is one of the rare wind mills to be functioned in France. the Saint-Pierre church. True floret of the inheritance bassenais, the Saint-Pierre church presents a composite architecture: apse and bell-tower-turn novels, nave of the Rebirth, bell-tower-porch of the 19th century. To see: splendid stained glasses, created by the artist Raymond Mirande, and a gate vault out of bronze and invaluable wooden. the town hall. With its fair stone frontage, the town hall (19th century) constitutes a remarkable building within the landscape bassenais. the village hall. Place impossible to circumvent for the local festive life, the village hall (beginning of the 20th century) was the subject of work of restoration. Thus this building profits from an initial architecture development and renovated by a contemporary key. the war memorial. This monument, representing “hairy with the attack”, is drawn up proudly on the place of the Town hall, pointing out the missings of the wars symbolically.

the Beaumont castle. Built at the 17th century, the Beaumont castle is oldest of the commune. This municipal property, entirely restored, accommodates “the Resto du coeur” and a data-processing workshop. the Castle of Let us scratch The castle of Let us scratch, characterized by its elegance and its view-point, dates from the 19th century. Recently restored, this residence, located in the middle of a park of 6 hectares, is today the sporting and associative pole of Bassens. To discover: the “restaurant of Let us scratch”.

the field of Séguinaud. The field of Séguinaud (19th century) and its park of 9 hectares are reserved for childhood. Restored and rehabilitated, it is from now on Recreational center Without Lodging (CLSH) about Bassens. House Manon Cormier. This private property of the 18th century, formerly known under the name of castle of Antichan, carries from now on the print of resistant Manon Cormier which lived there during several years.

the Villa the Cross of Isle. This residence, known under the name of “Villa the Cross of Isle”, was built at the 19th century. The Municipality it was acquired in 1997 in order to install the Solidarité service there - CCAS. It became " today; the platform of service public".

the port. The industrialo-harbor zone of Bassens, whose beginning of the expansion dates from the First World War, constitutes today a large pole of activities

Personalities related to the commune

Twinning

The commune of Bassens is also twinned with the commune of kleinostheim in Germany

See too

Common of the Gironde

External bonds

Official site of the town of Bassens
Bassens on the site of the national geographical Institute
Bassens on the site of INSEE
Bassens on the site of Quid
Localization of Bassens on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Bassens on Mapquest

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