Gironde
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| Missing image Blason_france_Gironde_petit.jpg Coat of Arms de la Gironde Details | |
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| Number | 33 |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Prefecture | Bordeaux |
| Subprefectures | Blaye Langon Lesparre-Médoc Libourne |
| Population | Ranked 9th
129 /km² |
| Area | 10,000 km² |
| Arrondissements | 5 |
| Cantons | 63 |
| Communes | 542 |
| President of the general council | Philippe Madrelle |
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Gironde is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary.
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History
Gironde was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Guyenne and Gascogne.
From 1793 to 1795, the name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the revolutionary party, the Girondins.
Geography
Gironde is part of the current region of Aquitaine and is surrounded by the departments of Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Dordogne, and Charente-Maritime and the Atlantic Ocean on the west.
Miscellaneous topics
List of the communes of the Gironde département
External links
- Conseil Général website (http://www.cg33.fr/) (in French)
- Prefecture website (http://www.gironde.pref.gouv.fr/) (in French)
- http://www.tourisme-gironde.cg33.fr/ (in French)
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