Pessac

Also known as Peçac

Pessac (; ) 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.

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Pessac is a town in southwestern France, located just southwest of Bordeaux, of which it is the second-largest suburb. It matters as an important part of the Bordeaux metropolitan area and serves as a significant residential and urban center in the Gironde department.

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Place details

Locality: Pessac
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country: France
Population: 57,944
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Pessac
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Haut Brion exterior.jpg
French commune.caption: Chateau Haut-Brion
French commune.image flag: Ville_de_Pessac_2020.svg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Pessac (Gironde).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Bordeaux
French commune.canton: Pessac-1 and 2
French commune.intercommunality: Bordeaux Métropole
French commune.mayor: Franck Raynal
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m: 12
French commune.elevation max m: 56
French commune.area km2: 38.82
French commune.INSEE: 33318
French commune.postal code: 33600

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Pessac
Population: 66874
Area: 38.82
Elevation: 47
Official website: www.pessac.fr
Image: Mairie de Pessac.jpg

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Commons category: Pessac
postal code: 33600
native label: Pessac
male population: 30193
female population: 33615
social media followers: 5154
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email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: www.pessac.fr/contact-9.html
phone number: +33-5-57-93-63-63
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Article

16 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Neighborhoods
Heritage
Wineries
Cité Frugès
Casino district
Others
Population
Education
Transportation
Personalities
Twin towns - sister cities
See also
References
External links

Pessac is home to Bordeaux Montaigne University, the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, and the main production facility of the Monnaie de Paris. It is also in the Pessac-Léognan wine region.