Mérignac (the Gironde)

See also: Mérignac

Mérignac is a common French, located in the department of the the Gironde and the area Aquitaine. Its inhabitants are called the Mérignacaises and Mérignacais .

Geography

Mérignac is located on the Devèze in the western suburbs of Bordeaux. It is the second plus big city of the Gironde after Bordeaux. Access by the highway, called by-pass locally, left, and.

History

  • the camp of Pichey Beaudésert, installed in 1939 as appendix of the Fort of Hâ was used to the refugees initially as Spain. It was closed in 1948.

Administration

Mérignac is divided into two cantons:
  • the 1 {{er}} canton is made of part of Mérignac (33  517 inhabitants);
  • the 2 {{me}} canton is made of part of Mérignac and communes of Martignas-sur-Jalle and Saint-Jean-with Illac (39 262 inhabitants).

Demography

Economy

  • the principal Aéroport of Bordeaux is in Mérignac, builds in 1917 (Aéroport of Bordeaux - Mérignac).

  • European Company of Laser propulsion
  • Group - Galleries Lafayette with the entities Cofinoga and Mediatis.
  • Dassault Aviation
  • TAT Industries - Ex EADS Sogerma Services
  • the territory of Mérignac still counts, inside even by-pass, two Vignoble S important, of name Pessac-Léognan in Graves, the castles Spade-Stone and Luchey Halde, in the southern district of Eyquems.

  • It has there only one general high school, the college Fernand Daguin, and a vocational school located just at side, the college Marcel Dassault. They enter with them two approximately 2100 pupils, coming especially from Mérignac, Saint-Jean-with Illac and Martignas-sur-Jalle, but also a small number of pupils of the Bassin of Arcachon.

  • Mérignac also accommodates air base 106 of the Air force.

Places and monuments

  • strong Castle known as Turn of Veyrines : Old Keep of the 14th century, seat of the Seigniory of the same name pertaining to the town of Bordeaux; ground floor transformed into Vault at the 16th century, decorated with murals.

  • Castle Bourran : Park arranged by the Landscape designer the Breton one. traditional Castle of inspiration built for the Ravesies ship-owner in 1870 per Jules and Paul Lafargue. Property of the department - Teacher training school teachers.
  • Castle known as Noble House of the Park or Spain: Residence known since the 13th century. Successively in the families of Spain, Larroque, with the the Middle Ages, Lestonnac and Chavaille of the 16th century at the 18th century. Acquired by the banker of Bordeaux Laffargue in 1852. Rebuilt and increased very considerably at that time by Ferrand (project superintendent), while taking as a starting point the style of the preceding building which dated from the {{XVIe}} and 17th centuries. The old castle was probably partly preserved in that of the 19th century
  • the day before church of Mérignac of the XIIe century is used today like showroom by the commune. It is located in the center of Mérignac, near the contemporary church.

Sport

Personalities related to the commune

Transport

Tram

Mérignac is served by 8 stations on the line has since June 21st, 2007:

By-pass

Exits
: Mérignac - Capeyron
: Mérignac - Center | Mérignac - Pichey
: Park of activities | Hotel center
: Airport of Bordeaux - Mérignac | Mérignac - Long Way
: Avenue of the Memory | CHU Pellegrin

A Automatic radar (speed: 90 km/h) are located at once after exit 11, with height of the Buffalo Grill. It takes only the vehicles going towards Bordeaux-South

See too

External bonds

  • Site of the town hall
  • * Mérignac on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Mérignac on the site of INSEE
  • Mérignac on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Mérignac on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Mérignac on Mapquest

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