Gironde

Summary

Gironde is a department of France^[1]. Gironde ranks in the top 10% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gironde is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine^[3].
• Gironde is in the country of France^[4].
• Gironde's head of government is recorded as Jean-Luc Gleyze^[5].
• Gironde's image is recorded as Bordeaux Hôtel de préfecture de la Gironde.jpg^[6].
• Gironde's instance of is recorded as department of France^[7].
• Gironde's capital is recorded as Bordeaux^[8].
• Gironde's flag image is recorded as Flag of Gironde.svg^[9].
• Gironde's shares border with is recorded as Charente-Maritime^[10].
• Gironde's shares border with is recorded as Dordogne^[11].
• Gironde's shares border with is recorded as Lot-et-Garonne^[12].
• Gironde's shares border with is recorded as Landes^[13].
• Gironde's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason département fr Gironde.svg^[14].
• Gironde estuary is named after Gironde^[15].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Arcachon^[16].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Blaye^[17].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Bordeaux^[18].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Langon^[19].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc^[20].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as arrondissement of Libourne^[21].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bordeaux^[22].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Talence^[23].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mérignac^[24].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pessac^[25].
• Gironde's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Le Porge^[26].
• Gironde's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bobo-Dioulasso^[27].

Body

Founding

+1790-03-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gironde^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gironde'}^[29] and {'lang': 'oc', 'text': 'Gironda'}^[30].

Why It Matters

Gironde ranks in the top 10% of department_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).^[2] Gironde has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Gironde is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]