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Pessac

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
Commune
Chateau Haut-Brion
Chateau Haut-Brion
Flag of Pessac
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Coat of arms of Pessac
Coat of arms
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Location of Pessac
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
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38.82 km2 (14.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
66,874
 • Density1,723/km2 (4,462/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 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.

Geography

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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

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The Hôtel de Ville was established in 1868.[3]

Early in World War II (June 22, 1940), the town was the scene of a quadruple execution on the firing range of Verthamon. Four communist militants, one of whom, Roger Rambaud, was 17-years-old, were among the escapees from the military prison in Paris, were killed secretly by soldiers of the Third Republic. This case, classified "Secret Defense" for 70 years, was revealed by historian Jacky Tronel, in a 2010 article in the history journal Arkheia, which focuses on the history of the French Great South-West region.[4]

In 1973, the main production facility of the Monnaie de Paris moved to Pessac.[5]

Neighborhoods

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Neighborhoods of Pessac :[6]

  • 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

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Wineries

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Located on the Pessac-Léognan appellation, there are several wineries, including Château Haut-Brion.

Cité Frugès

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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.[7]

Casino district

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

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    Villa Girofla
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    Villa Mimosa
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    Villa Tour
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    Villa Booz
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    Villa Radieuse

Others

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

Population

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Education

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9 Kindergartens

15 Grade schools

5 Middle schools

3 High schools

Transportation

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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

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Twin towns - sister cities

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Pessac is twinned with:[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Pessac Illustré" (PDF). Les Passeurs de Memoire de Pessac. 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  4. ^ Tronel, Jacky (2010). "Pessac : ces quatre fusillés dont on ne parle pas" [Pessac: these four shot people who we don't talk about]. Arkheia (in French) (22). Maison des Sciences de L'Homme. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  5. ^ Cittone, Jean (21 May 2024). "24 millions de pièces de 2 euros pour les JO : à Pessac, l'usine de la Monnaie de Paris en pleine effervescence". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  6. ^ federation-quartiers-pessac.com Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "L'Œuvre architecturale de le Corbusier, une contribution exceptionnelle au Mouvement Moderne".
  8. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pessac, EHESS (in French).
  9. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  10. ^ (site web) Archived 2007-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ (site web) Archived 2005-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ (site web) Archived 2005-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ (site web : http://www.h-hoster.com/jeanne/index.php)
  14. ^ (site web) Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ (site web) Archived 2007-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Villes Jumelles". jumelage-pessac.org (in French). Comité jumelage Pessac. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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