Pessac

Coordinates: 44°48′24″N 0°37′52″W / 44.8067°N 0.6311°W / 44.8067; -0.6311
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Pessac
Commune
Chateau Haut-Brion
Chateau Haut-Brion
Flag of Pessac
Flag
Coat of arms of Pessac
Coat of arms
Location of Pessac
Map
Pessac is located in France
Pessac
Pessac
Pessac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pessac
Pessac
Coordinates: 44°48′24″N 0°37′52″W / 44.8067°N 0.6311°W / 44.8067; -0.6311
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonPessac-1 and 2
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Raynal[1]
Area
1
38.82 km2 (14.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
66,760
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33318 /33600
Elevation12–56 m (39–184 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pessac (French pronunciation: [pɛsak] ⓘ; Occitan: Peçac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a member of the metropolis of Bordeaux, being the second-largest suburb of Bordeaux and located just southwest of it. Pessac is also home to Bordeaux Montaigne University and the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux.

Geography[edit]

Pessac is located in the south of the Bordeaux metro area and is surrounded by Bordeaux, Talence, Gradignan, Canéjan, Cestas, Saint-Jean-d'Illac and Mérignac.

The western part of the commune is part of the Landes de Bordeaux.

History[edit]

Early in World War II (June 22, 1940), the town was the scene of a quadruple execution on the firing range of Verthamon. Four communists militants, one of whom, Roger Rambaud, was not yet 17, were among the escapees from the military prison in Paris, were killed in the utmost secrecy by soldiers of the Third Republic. This case, classified "Secret Defense" for 70 years, has recently been revealed by the historian Jacky Tronel in the history magazine Arkheia.[3]

Neighborhoods[edit]

Neighborhoods of Pessac :[4]

  • Verthamon
  • Les échoppes
  • Brivazac - Candau
  • Noës
  • Pessac-bourg
  • Casino
  • Sardine
  • Chiquet
  • Compostelle - La Paillère
  • Le Monteil
  • CCLAPS - La Chataigneraie
  • Saige - Formanoir
  • 3 M (Macédo, Mirante, Monbalon)
  • France - L'Alouette
  • Cap de Bos
  • Magonty - Romainville
  • Toctoucau

Heritage[edit]

Wineries[edit]

Located on the Pessac-Léognan appellation, there are several wineries, including the oldest of the Bordeaux wine regions, château Haut-Brion.

Cité Frugès[edit]

Main article: Cité Frugès de Pessac

Built by Le Corbusier in 1926, the district is an experimental housing for workers. This is one of the 17 architectural works of Le Corbusier listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.[5]


Casino district[edit]

Quarter built in the 1900s with a resort city architecture.

  • Villa Girofla
    Villa Girofla
  • Villa Mimosa
    Villa Mimosa
  • Villa Tour
    Villa Tour
  • Villa Booz
    Villa Booz
  • Villa Radieuse
    Villa Radieuse

Others[edit]

  • Town hall
    Town hall
  • Church of Saint Martin
    Church of Saint Martin
  • Music school
    Music school
  • Moulin de Noès
    Moulin de Noès
  • Castel du bourg, private house
    Castel du bourg, private house

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,430—    
1800 1,336−0.97%
1806 1,414+0.95%
1821 1,349−0.31%
1831 1,502+1.08%
1836 1,341−2.24%
1841 1,708+4.96%
1846 1,785+0.89%
1851 2,094+3.24%
1856 2,334+2.19%
1861 2,537+1.68%
1866 2,676+1.07%
1872 4,743+10.01%
1876 3,103−10.06%
1881 3,227+0.79%
1886 3,759+3.10%
1891 3,944+0.97%
1896 4,411+2.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,239−0.79%
1906 4,612+1.70%
1911 5,234+2.56%
1921 6,691+2.49%
1926 8,268+4.32%
1931 10,706+5.30%
1936 13,004+3.97%
1946 17,769+3.17%
1954 19,226+0.99%
1962 24,281+2.96%
1968 36,986+7.27%
1975 51,360+4.80%
1982 50,267−0.31%
1990 51,055+0.19%
1999 56,143+1.06%
2007 57,851+0.38%
2012 59,223+0.47%
2017 63,808+1.50%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7]

Education[edit]

9 Kindergartens

15 Grade schools

5 Middle schools

3 High schools

Transportation[edit]

Pessac has a railway station on the westbound line from Bordeaux, Gare de Pessac. Pessac is also served by the urban transport network of the Bordeaux agglomeration, Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM).

Pessac is located on line B of the Tramway de Bordeaux.

Personalities[edit]

Twin towns - sister cities[edit]

Pessac is twinned with:[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ J. Tronel, Pessac : ces quatre fusillés dont on ne parle pas (Pessac: four shot which we do not speak) review Arkheia, n°22, (Montauban, France), 2010.
  4. ^ federation-quartiers-pessac.com Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "L'Œuvre architecturale de le Corbusier, une contribution exceptionnelle au Mouvement Moderne".
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pessac, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ (site web) Archived 2007-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ (site web) Archived 2005-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ (site web) Archived 2005-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ (site web : http://www.h-hoster.com/jeanne/index.php)
  12. ^ (site web) Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ (site web) Archived 2007-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Villes Jumelles". jumelage-pessac.org (in French). Comité jumelage Pessac. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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