Gradignan

Gradignan
Commune
The Hermitage chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Gradignan
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Coordinates: 44°46′21″N 0°36′56″W / 44.7725°N 0.6156°W / 44.7725; -0.6156
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Pessac-2
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Labardin1
Area 1	15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population  (2023)2	26,952
• Density	1,709/km2 (4,426/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33192 /33170
Elevation	10–51 m (33–167 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gradignan (French pronunciation: [ɡʁadiɲɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Gascon: Gradinhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole.

The Château de Laurenzane, which currently serves as the town hall, dates back to 1752.³

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,860 —     1800 1,382 −4.15% 1806 1,461 +0.93% 1821 1,487 +0.12% 1831 1,630 +0.92% 1836 1,643 +0.16% 1841 1,727 +1.00% 1846 1,843 +1.31% 1851 1,867 +0.26% 1856 1,834 −0.36% 1861 1,989 +1.64% 1866 2,079 +0.89% 1872 2,269 +1.47% 1876 2,377 +1.17% 1881 2,453 +0.63% 1886 2,672 +1.73% 1891 2,727 +0.41% 1896 2,818 +0.66% 1901 2,853 +0.25%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 2,945 +0.64% 1911 2,895 −0.34% 1921 2,982 +0.30% 1926 3,180 +1.29% 1931 3,314 +0.83% 1936 3,418 +0.62% 1946 5,213 +4.31% 1954 4,807 −1.01% 1962 6,803 +4.44% 1968 10,402 +7.33% 1975 18,691 +8.73% 1982 21,441 +1.98% 1990 21,727 +0.17% 1999 22,193 +0.24% 2007 23,096 +0.50% 2012 23,930 +0.71% 2017 25,552 +1.32% 2023 26,952 +0.89%
Source: EHESS4 and INSEE (1968-2023)5

Gradignan is a part of the Bordeaux education zone (Académie de Bordeaux).⁶

Gradignan prison is a high-security facility serving the Bordeaux area.

Gradignan has partnerships with:

• Pfungstadt, Germany, since 1996.
• Figueira da Foz, Portugal, since 1992.⁷

• Communes of the Gironde department
• Motte Saint-Albe