Villenave-d'Ornon
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Location within Aquitaine region  Villenave d'Ornon | ||
| Coordinates: 44°46′50″N 0°33′57″W / 44.7806°N 0.5658°WCoordinates: 44°46′50″N 0°33′57″W / 44.7806°N 0.5658°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
| Canton | Villenave-d'Ornon | |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Pujol | |
| Area1 | 21.26 km2 (8.21 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 28,762 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33550 / 33140 | |
| Elevation | 3–41 m (9.8–134.5 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Villenave d'Ornon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located to its south side. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,400 | — |
| 1800 | 1,231 | −12.1% |
| 1806 | 1,295 | +5.2% |
| 1821 | 1,324 | +2.2% |
| 1831 | 1,377 | +4.0% |
| 1836 | 1,318 | −4.3% |
| 1841 | 1,535 | +16.5% |
| 1846 | 1,622 | +5.7% |
| 1851 | 1,779 | +9.7% |
| 1856 | 1,991 | +11.9% |
| 1861 | 2,161 | +8.5% |
| 1866 | 2,276 | +5.3% |
| 1872 | 2,200 | −3.3% |
| 1876 | 2,408 | +9.5% |
| 1881 | 2,733 | +13.5% |
| 1886 | 3,075 | +12.5% |
| 1891 | 3,143 | +2.2% |
| 1896 | 3,316 | +5.5% |
| 1901 | 3,335 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 3,635 | +9.0% |
| 1911 | 4,020 | +10.6% |
| 1921 | 4,507 | +12.1% |
| 1926 | 5,416 | +20.2% |
| 1931 | 6,215 | +14.8% |
| 1936 | 6,764 | +8.8% |
| 1946 | 8,766 | +29.6% |
| 1954 | 9,989 | +14.0% |
| 1962 | 13,401 | +34.2% |
| 1968 | 21,263 | +58.7% |
| 1975 | 22,975 | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 21,073 | −8.3% |
| 1990 | 26,609 | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 27,500 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 28,762 | +4.6% |
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany, since 1982
Torres Vedras, Portugal, since 1993
Bridgend, Wales, since 1999
Blanes, Spain
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villenave-d'Ornon. |
- Official website (French)
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