Villenave-d'Ornon
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Villenave d'Ornon Villenave d'Ornon | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′50″N 0°33′57″W / 44.7806°N 0.5658°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Villenave-d'Ornon |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Michel Poignonec[1] |
Area 1 | 21.26 km2 (8.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 42,185 |
| • Density | 1,984/km2 (5,139/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33550 /33140 |
| Elevation | 3–41 m (9.8–134.5 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villenave d’Ornon (French pronunciation: [vilnav dɔʁnɔ̃]; Gascon: Vilanava d’Ornon) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located to its south side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole. Villenave-d'Ornon station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.
History
The Hôtel de Ville is the former Château de Canteloup which was completed in 1777.[3]
Population
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Twin towns – sister cities
Villenave-d'Ornon is twinned with:[6]
- Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany (1982)
- Torres Vedras, Portugal (1992)
- Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom (1994)
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Histoire de Villenave-d'Ornon". Association de Recherches Historiques de l'Ornon. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villenave-d'Ornon, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Relations internationales et jumelage". villenavedornon.fr (in French). Villenave-d'Ornon. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villenave-d'Ornon.
- Official website (in French)