Gujan-Mestras | |
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Coordinates: 44°38′11″N 1°04′00″W / 44.6364°N 1.0667°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Arcachon |
Canton | Gujan-Mestras |
Intercommunality | CA Bassin d'Arcachon Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène des Esgaulx [1] |
Area 1 | 53.99 km2 (20.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 22,399 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
33199 /33470 |
Elevation | 0–28 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
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4] |
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]
Gujan-Mestras is surrounded by three communes. It is west of Le Teich, east of La Teste-de-Buch and north of Sanguinet.
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.