Bruges (French pronunciation: [bʁyʒ] ; ⓘOccitan: Bruge) is a commune in the French department of Gironde, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), southwestern France. It is located north of Bordeaux.[3]
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Coordinates: 44°53′01″N 0°36′41″W / 44.8836°N 0.6114°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | Le Bouscat |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Terraza[1] |
Area 1 | 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 20,215 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33075 /33520 |
Elevation | 1–31 m (3.3–101.7 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The homography with Bruges (Belgium) is purely coincidental. The place-name comes from Gasconic bruche, with a plural -s meaning "bushes", "scrubs".[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,612 | — |
1975 | 7,610 | +2.03% |
1982 | 7,686 | +0.14% |
1990 | 8,753 | +1.64% |
1999 | 10,610 | +2.16% |
2007 | 13,605 | +3.16% |
2012 | 16,269 | +3.64% |
2017 | 17,924 | +1.96% |
Source: INSEE[5] |