Bruges, Gironde
Bruges (French pronunciation: [bʁyʒ] (
listen); Occitan: Bruge) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern
France, just north of Bordeaux.
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Location of Bruges 
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| Coordinates: 44°53′01″N 0°36′41″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Le Bouscat |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Terraza |
| Area 1 | 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 17,924 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33075 /33520 |
| Elevation | 1–31 m (3.3–101.7 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy
The homography with Bruges (Belgium) is purely coincidental. The place-name comes from Gasconic bruche, with a plural -s meaning "bushes", "scrubs".[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 5,349 | — |
| 1968 | 6,612 | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 7,610 | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 7,686 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 8,753 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 10,610 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 14,058 | +32.5% |
Personalities
- Anthony Moura-Komenan footballer
- Mathieu Valbuena footballer, currently playing for Olympiacos FC
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France (French)
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