Gujan-Mestras

Gujan-Mestras is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Gujan-Mestras
Commune
Oyster port
Coat of arms
Location of Gujan-Mestras
Gujan-Mestras
Gujan-Mestras
Coordinates: 44°38′11″N 1°04′00″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementArcachon
CantonGujan-Mestras
IntercommunalityBassin d'Arcachon Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Hélène des Esgaulx
Area
1
53.99 km2 (20.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
21,152
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33199 /33470
Elevation0–28 m (0–92 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19625,694—    
19686,687+17.4%
19757,613+13.8%
19828,600+13.0%
199011,433+32.9%
199914,958+30.8%
200818,461+23.4%
201220,136+9.1%
201520,817+3.4%
201721,152+1.6%

Geography

Gujan-Mestras is located in the southern part of the Arcachon bay. It is considered a major regional center for oyster farming, and is home to seven ports, which are from west to east:[2]

  • The Port of La Hume which focuses both on oyster farming and yachting,
  • The Port of Meyran,
  • The Port of Gujan,
  • The Port of Larros which offers a promenade pier and is an active center for shipbuilding,
  • The Port of the Canal,
  • The Port of La Barbotière, a major oyster farming center close to the Technical High School for Maritime Science and Technologies
  • The Port of La Mole which has neither been dredged nor used due to its difficult topography. From the former windmill bordering the port, only a millstone has withstood time. It gave its name to the Port of La Mole, “mole” meaning millstone in Gascon.

Neighbourhing communes

Gujan-Mestras is surrounded by three communes. It is west of Le Teich, east of La Teste-de-Buch and north of Sanguinet.

Neighbourging communes of Gujan-Mestras

Transports

The TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine from Arcachon to Bordeaux has two stops in Gujan-Mestras (respectively named La Hume and Gujan-Mestras). The city is otherwise served by lines 4 to 7 of the Baïa bus network, the local public transport system of the Arcachon Bay which links the Dune of Pilat to Facture-Biganos.[3] Nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, around 50 km away.

  • La Hume train station.
  • Gujan-Mestras main train station.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Vie maritime". ville-gujanmestras.fr.
  3. "Se déplacer".



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