Gujan-Mestras
Commune
Oyster port
Oyster port
Flag of Gujan-Mestras
Flag
Coat of arms of Gujan-Mestras
Coat of arms
Location of Gujan-Mestras
Gujan-Mestras is located in France
Gujan-Mestras
Gujan-Mestras
Gujan-Mestras is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gujan-Mestras
Gujan-Mestras
Coordinates: 44°38′11″N 1°04′00″W / 44.6364°N 1.0667°W / 44.6364; -1.0667
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementArcachon
CantonGujan-Mestras
IntercommunalityCA Bassin d'Arcachon Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Hélène des Esgaulx[1]
Area
1
53.99 km2 (20.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
22,399
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33199 /33470
Elevation0–28 m (0–92 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gujan-Mestras (French pronunciation: [ɡyʒɑ̃ mɛstʁas]; Occitan: Gujan e Mestràs) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is twinned with Santa María de Cayón, Spain

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,639—    
1800 1,797+1.32%
1806 1,785−0.11%
1821 1,809+0.09%
1831 1,929+0.64%
1836 2,183+2.50%
1841 2,440+2.25%
1846 2,574+1.07%
1851 2,685+0.85%
1856 2,579−0.80%
1861 2,686+0.82%
1866 2,833+1.07%
1872 3,029+1.12%
1876 3,433+3.18%
1881 3,906+2.62%
1886 4,056+0.76%
1891 3,916−0.70%
1896 4,019+0.52%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,136+0.58%
1906 4,264+0.61%
1911 4,659+1.79%
1921 4,014−1.48%
1926 4,038+0.12%
1931 4,065+0.13%
1936 4,394+1.57%
1946 4,317−0.18%
1954 5,033+1.94%
1962 5,694+1.55%
1968 6,687+2.72%
1975 7,613+1.87%
1982 8,600+1.76%
1990 11,433+3.62%
1999 14,958+3.03%
2007 17,195+1.76%
2012 20,136+3.21%
2017 21,152+0.99%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Geography

Gujan-Mestras is located in the southern part of the Arcachon bay. It is considered a major regional center for oyster farming, and is home to seven ports, which are from west to east:[5]

  • The Port of La Hume which focuses both on oyster farming and yachting,
  • The Port of Meyran,
  • The Port of Gujan,
  • The Port of Larros which offers a promenade pier and is an active center for shipbuilding,
  • The Port of the Canal,
  • The Port of La Barbotière, a major oyster farming center close to the Technical High School for Maritime Science and Technologies
  • The Port of La Mole which has neither been dredged nor used due to its difficult topography. From the former windmill bordering the port, only a millstone has withstood time. It gave its name to the Port of La Mole, “mole” meaning millstone in Gascon.

Neighbouring communes

Gujan-Mestras is surrounded by three communes. It is west of Le Teich, east of La Teste-de-Buch and north of Sanguinet.

Neighbourging communes of Gujan-Mestras

Transports

The TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine from Arcachon to Bordeaux has two stops in Gujan-Mestras (respectively named La Hume and Gujan-Mestras). The city is otherwise served by lines 4 to 7 of the Baïa bus network, the local public transport system of the Arcachon Bay which links the Dune of Pilat to Facture-Biganos.[6] Nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, around 50 km away.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gujan-Mestras, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ "Vie maritime". ville-gujanmestras.fr.
  6. ↑ "Se déplacer".
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