Bordeaux
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Summary
Bordeaux is a commune of France[1]. Bordeaux ranks in the top 0.023% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,542 views/month, #7 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3], Organization of World Heritage Cities[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bordeaux Métropole[5], arrondissement of Bordeaux[6], Gironde[7]
- Country: France[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Garonne[9]
- Head of government: Pierre Hurmic[10], Thomas Cazenave[11]
- Instance of: big city[12]
- Shares border with: Blanquefort[13], Talence[14], Bègles[15], Mérignac[16], Pessac[17], Bassens[18], Le Bouscat[19], Bruges[20], Cenon[21], Eysines[22], Floirac[23], Lormont[24]
- Flag: flag of Bordeaux[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Munich[26], Fukuoka[27], Ashdod[28], Oran[29], Lima[30], Bristol[31], Los Angeles[32], Madrid[33], Casablanca[34], Wuhan[35], Saint Petersburg[36], Kraków[37], Bamako[38], Riga[39]
- Postal code: 33000[40], 33100[41], 33200[42], 33300[43], 33800[44]
- Commons category: Bordeaux[45]
- Archives at: Archives de Bordeaux Métropole[46]
- Inception: 500 BC[47]
- Coordinate location: 44.837777777778, -0.57944444444444[48]
- Significant event: Siege of Bordeaux[49]
- Official website: https://www.bordeaux.fr[50]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bordeaux[51]
- Commons gallery: Bordeaux[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bordeaux include Dogue de Bordeaux[53], a dog breed[54]; Bordelaise sauce[55], a sauce[56]; Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport[57], an international airport[58], in France[59]; University of Bordeaux[60], a university in France[61], in France[62], founded in 2014[63]; Burdigalian[64], a stage[65]; and Burdeos[66], a municipality of the Philippines[67], in Philippines[68], founded in 1948[69].
Why It Matters
Bordeaux has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Bordeaux is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for Bordeaux include Dogue de Bordeaux[53], a dog breed[54]; Bordelaise sauce[55], a sauce[56]; Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport[57], an international airport[58], in France[59]; University of Bordeaux[60], a university in France[61], in France[62], founded in 2014[63]; Burdigalian[64], a stage[65]; and Burdeos[66], a municipality of the Philippines[67], in Philippines[68], founded in 1948[69].