The metropolis has also received awards and rankings by international organizations such as in 1957, Bordeaux was awarded the Europe Prize for its efforts in transmitting the European ideal. The ' Pearl of Aquitaine' has been voted European Destination of the year in a 2015 online poll. īordeaux is an international tourist destination for its architectural and cultural heritage with more than 350 historic monuments, making it, after Paris, the city with the most listed or registered monuments in France.

A crossroads of knowledge through university research, it is home to one of the only two megajoule lasers in the world, as well as a university population of nearly 100,000 students within the Bordeaux metropolis. The link with aviation dates back to 1910, the year the first airplane flew over the city. It is a central and strategic hub for the aeronautics, military and space sector, home to international companies such as Dassault Aviation, Ariane Group, Safran and Thalès. Bordeaux is also one of the centers of gastronomy and business tourism for the organization of international congresses. Crossed by the Garonne River and bordering the Atlantic Coast, the metropolis, a perfect example of the Age of Enlightment, has been showcasing since the 18th century its blond and golden facades, its courtyards and monumental squares, as well as its lively streets accompanied by its French-style gardens.īordeaux is a world capital of wine, with its castles and vineyards of the Bordeaux region that stand on the hillsides of the Gironde and is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo. The term 'Bordelais' may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. Its inhabitants are called 'Bordelais' (for men) or 'Bordelaises' (women). It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. The larger metropolitan area has a population of 1,247,977 (2017). Bordeaux is the centre of Bordeaux Métropole that has a population of 796,273 (2019), the sixth-largest in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Lille with its immediate suburbs and closest satellite towns.

The municipality ( commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population of 257,804 (2019). 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.īordeaux ( / b ɔːr ˈ d oʊ/ bor- DOH, French: ( listen) Gascon Occitan: Bordèu ) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France.

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