It has several campuses in the cities and towns of
Bordeaux,
Dax,
Gradignan,
Périgueux,
Pessac, and
Talence.[3] There are also several smaller teaching sites in various other towns in the region, including in
Bayonne.
The University of Bordeaux counts more than 50,000 students, over 6,000 of which are international.[4]
The original Université de Bordeaux was established by
Pope Eugene IV on 7 June 1441 when Bordeaux was an English town.[6] In 1793, during the
French Revolution, the
National Convention abolished the university. The university re-opened in 1896 as a result of the law of 18 July 1896. In 1970, the university was split into three universities:
Bordeaux 1,
Bordeaux 2, and
Bordeaux 3. In 1995,
Bordeaux 4 split off from Bordeaux 1. Since 2014, the aforementioned universities have been reunited to form the University of Bordeaux, except for
Bordeaux 3, which did not take part in the merger and remains independent of the University of Bordeaux.[citation needed]
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^"Etudier en Aquitaine". Communauté d'universités et établissements d'Aquitaine. Communauté d'universités et établissements d'Aquitaine. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^"Notre histoire". Université de Bordeaux. Université de Bordeaux. Retrieved 13 August 2022.