Le Bouscat (Gascon: Lo Boscat) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the north side.
Le Bouscat | |
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 The Hôtel de Ville | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Bouscat | |
  Le Bouscat  Le Bouscat | |
| Coordinates: 44°51′54″N 0°35′59″W / 44.8651°N 0.5996°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Le Bouscat |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Bobet[1] |
Area 1 | 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 25,081 |
| • Density | 4,750/km2 (12,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33069 /33110 |
| Elevation | 2–27 m (6.6–88.6 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. | |
Its sister city is Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA.
History
editThe Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1878.[3]
Population
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Wettervald, Christian. "Mairie". Le Bouscat et alentours au fil du temps. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Bouscat, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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