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Gironde is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2023, it had a population o
Prefecture building in Bordeaux
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Bordeaux wine
The Great Dune of Pyla
Gironde estuary
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The Gironde estuary is a navigable estuary in southwest France, formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just downstream from the centre of Bordeaux. Covering around 635 km2, it is t
Gironde
…usually jih-; French: ; Occitan: Gironda, pronounced ) is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2023, it had a population of 1,690,493. The famous Bordeaux wine region is in Gironde. It has six…
The Gironde estuary in Pauillac
Islands of the Gironde at the Bec d'Ambès where the rivers Dordogne (right) and Garonne (left) join into the estuary. The long finger of Île Cazeau is prominent to the left.
The Mark II canoes used in Operation Frankton, the British attack on Bordeaux in 1942