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Gironde is a common name for the Gironde Estuary
Gironde estuary

The Gironde is a navigable estuary , in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne River and Garonne just below the centre of Bordeaux....
, where the mouths of the Garonne
Garonne

The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of 575 km ....
 and Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
 region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 situated in southwest France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

nde is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces
Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
 of Guyenne and Gascogne.

From 1793 to 1795, the department's name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the revolutionary party, the Girondists.

nde is part of the current region of Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
 and is surrounded by the departments of Landes, Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River and Garonne rivers....
, Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 and Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime is a departments of France on the west coast of France named after the Charente River....
 and the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 on the west.






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Gironde is a common name for the Gironde Estuary
Gironde estuary

The Gironde is a navigable estuary , in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne River and Garonne just below the centre of Bordeaux....
, where the mouths of the Garonne
Garonne

The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of 575 km ....
 and Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
 region
Régions of France

France is divided into 26 regions or r?gions , of which 21 are in continental metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, and four lie overseas....
 situated in southwest France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

History

Gironde is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution
French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit...
 on March 4, 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces
Provinces of France

The Kingdom of France was organised into provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the d?partement in France system superseded provinces....
 of Guyenne and Gascogne.

From 1793 to 1795, the department's name was changed to Bec-d'Ambès to avoid the association with the revolutionary party, the Girondists.

Geography

Gironde is part of the current region of Aquitaine
Aquitaine

Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 26 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain....
 and is surrounded by the departments of Landes, Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne

Lot-et-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River and Garonne rivers....
, Dordogne
Dordogne

Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....
 and Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime

Charente-Maritime is a departments of France on the west coast of France named after the Charente River....
 and the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 on the west. With 10,000 km², Gironde is the largest department of metropolitan France.

It is well known for the Côte d'Argent
Côte d'Argent

C?te d'Argent, French for the Silver Coast, is a touristic name given to a section of the France Atlantic Ocean coast....
 beach which is Europe's longest, attracting many surfers to Lacanau
Lacanau

Lacanau is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
 each year. It is also the birth place of Jacques-Yves Cousteau who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.

See also

  • Cantons of the Gironde department
  • Communes of the Gironde department
  • Arrondissements of the Gironde department
  • Bordeaux wine regions
    Bordeaux wine regions

    The wine regions of Bordeaux are the area around the city of Bordeaux within the Gironde Departments of France of Aquitaine. The region is naturally divided by the Gironde River into a Left Bank area which includes the M?doc and the subregions of St-Est?phe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, and Margaux and a Right Bank area which includes...


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