Pessac

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Pessac (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a member of the metropolis of Bordeaux, being the second-largest suburb of Bordeaux and located just southwest of it.

Pessac is home to Bordeaux Montaigne University, the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, and the main production facility of the Monnaie de Paris. It is also in the Pessac-Léognan wine region.

Geography

Pessac is located in the south of the Bordeaux metro area and is surrounded by Bordeaux, Talence, Gradignan, Canéjan, Cestas, Saint-Jean-d'Illac and Mérignac.

The western part of the commune is part of the Landes de Bordeaux.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was established in 1868.[2]

Early in World War II (June 22, 1940), the town was the scene of a quadruple execution on the firing range of Verthamon. Four communist militants, one of whom, Roger Rambaud, was 17-years-old, were among the escapees from the military prison in Paris, were killed secretly by soldiers of the Third Republic. This case, classified "Secret Defense" for 70 years, was revealed by historian Jacky Tronel, in a 2010 article in the history journal Arkheia, which focuses on the history of the French Great South-West region.[3]

In 1973, the main production facility of the Monnaie de Paris moved to Pessac.[4]

Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods of Pessac :[5]

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  • Verthamon
  • Les échoppes
  • Brivazac - Candau
  • Noës
  • Pessac-bourg
  • Casino
  • Sardine
  • Chiquet
  • Compostelle - La Paillère
  • Le Monteil
  • CCLAPS - La Chataigneraie
  • Saige - Formanoir
  • 3 M (Macédo, Mirante, Monbalon)
  • France - L'Alouette
  • Cap de Bos
  • Magonty - Romainville
  • Toctoucau

Heritage

Wineries

Located on the Pessac-Léognan appellation, there are several wineries, including Château Haut-Brion.

Cité Frugès

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Built by Le Corbusier in 1926, the district is an experimental housing for workers. This is one of the 17 architectural works of Le Corbusier listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.[6]

Casino district

Quarter built in the 1900s with a resort city architecture.

Others

Population

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Education

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5 Middle schools

3 High schools

Transportation

Pessac has a railway station on the westbound line from Bordeaux, Gare de Pessac. Pessac is also served by the urban transport network of the Bordeaux agglomeration, Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM).

Pessac is located on line B of the Tramway de Bordeaux.

Personalities

Twin towns and sister cities

Pessac is twinned with:[15]

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See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pessac Illustré" (PDF). Les Passeurs de Memoire de Pessac. 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tronel, Jacky (2010). "Pessac : ces quatre fusillés dont on ne parle pas" [Pessac: these four shot people who we don't talk about]. Arkheia (in français) (22). Maison des Sciences de L'Homme. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cittone, Jean (21 May 2024). "24 millions de pièces de 2 euros pour les JO : à Pessac, l'usine de la Monnaie de Paris en pleine effervescence". Le Figaro (in français). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Villes Jumelles". jumelage-pessac.org (in français). Comité jumelage Pessac. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

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