Pessac
Sign in to savePessac (; ) 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.
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Pessac is a town in southwestern France, located just southwest of Bordeaux, of which it is the second-largest suburb. It matters as an important part of the Bordeaux metropolitan area and serves as a significant residential and urban center in the Gironde department.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pessac
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 57,944
- Timezone
Article
16 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Neighborhoods
- Heritage
- Wineries
- Cité Frugès
- Casino district
- Others
- Population
- Education
- Transportation
- Personalities
- Twin towns - sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Pessac (; ) 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.