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Pessac is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Gironde
Gironde

Gironde is a common name for the Gironde Estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a Departments of France in the Aquitaine Regions of France situated in southwest France....
 department in 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....
 in southwestern 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....
.

It is the second-largest suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 of the city of Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux
Urban Community of Bordeaux

The Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the Communes in France#Intercommunality structure gathering the Commune in France of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....
. Pessac is also home to the Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, the Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III, and the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux

Sciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'?tudes politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande ?cole situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the University Montesquieu Bordeaux-IV....
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Pessac is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Gironde
Gironde

Gironde is a common name for the Gironde Estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a Departments of France in the Aquitaine Regions of France situated in southwest France....
 department in 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....
 in southwestern 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....
.

It is the second-largest suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 of the city of Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux
Urban Community of Bordeaux

The Urban Community of Bordeaux , also known by its French initials CUB, is the Communes in France#Intercommunality structure gathering the Commune in France of Bordeaux and some of its suburbs....
. Pessac is also home to the Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, the Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux III, and the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux

Sciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'?tudes politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande ?cole situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the University Montesquieu Bordeaux-IV....
.

Geography


Pessac is located in the south of the Bordeaux metro area and is surrounded by Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
, Talence
Talence

Talence is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side....
, Gradignan
Gradignan

Gradignan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located on its southwest side....
, Canéjan
Canéjan

Can?jan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
, Cestas
Cestas

Cestas is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
, Saint-Jean-d'Illac
Saint-Jean-d'Illac

Saint-Jean-d'Illac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
 et Mérignac.

The western part of the commune is part of the Landes de Bordeaux.


Mérignac
Mérignac, Gironde

M?rignac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the west....
,
St-Jean-d'Illac
Saint-Jean-d'Illac

Saint-Jean-d'Illac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....

Mérignac
Mérignac, Gironde

M?rignac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the west....

Mérignac
Mérignac, Gironde

M?rignac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the west....
, Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....

St-Jean-d'Illac
Saint-Jean-d'Illac

Saint-Jean-d'Illac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....

Talence
Talence

Talence is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side....

St-Jean-d'Illac
Saint-Jean-d'Illac

Saint-Jean-d'Illac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
, Cestas
Cestas

Cestas is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
Canéjan
Canéjan

Can?jan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
Gradignan
Gradignan

Gradignan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located on its southwest side....


Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods of Pessac :
  • Verthamon
  • Les échoppes
  • Brivazac - Candau
  • Noës
  • Pessac-bourg
  • Casino
  • Sardine
  • Chiquet
  • Compostelle - La Paillère
  • Le Monteil
  • CCLAPS - La Chataigneraie
  • Saige - Formanoir
  • 3 M (Macédo, Mirante, Monbalon)
  • France - L'Alouette
  • Cap de Bos
  • Magonty - Romainville
  • Toctoucau


Services


Education



  • High schools :
    • Lycée Pape Clément : financed by the French government and the Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux (CUB), this school, presented as the high school of the year 2000, was inaugurated 9 July 1987 by Jacques Chirac
      Jacques Chirac

      Jacques Ren? Chirac served as the President of France from 17 May 1995 until 16 May 2007. As President he also served as an ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra and Grand Master of the French L?gion d'honneur....
      , then Prime Minister
      Prime Minister of France

      The Prime Minister of France in French Fifth Republic is the functional head of the government and French government ministers of France. The head of state in France is the President of the French Republic....
      . Its initial capacity was 1,100 students including 900 "demi-pensionnaires". It was expanded in 1990 and now holds 1,260 students.
    • Lycée professionnel Philadelphe de Gerde.


Transportation


Bus (TBC network)
Bus lines in Bordeaux

The Tram et bus de la CUB manages 88 regular bus lines in Bordeaux and the Communaut? urbaine de Bordeaux:* 69 normal lines ,* 6 express lines ,...
 

N° Route
43 Pessac-UNITEC
Station UNITEC (Tram de Bordeaux)

UNITEC station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
 <=> Gradignan
Gradignan

Gradignan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located on its southwest side....
-Lange ou -Ornon
44 ZI Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
 <=> Orée du Bois ou Monbalon
45 Salinières <=> Pessac-Bougnard
Station Pessac Bougnard (Tram de Bordeaux)

Bougnard station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B in Pessac. The station served as a temporary terminus for line B from 3 July 2004 until 29 May 2007 when Station Pessac Centre came into service....
 ou CHR Haut-Lévêque
46 Pessac-UNITEC
Station UNITEC (Tram de Bordeaux)

UNITEC station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
 <=> Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
-Cap de Bos ou -Toctoucau
47 Gaviniès <=> Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
-Romainville
48 Saige
Station Saige (Tram de Bordeaux)

Saige station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
 <=> Palais de Justice
Station Palais de Justice (Tram de Bordeaux)

THe Palais de Justice station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line A of the tramway de Bordeaux....
81 Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
-Compostelle <=> Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
-Lycée Pape Clément
84 Arts et Métiers
Station Arts et Métiers (Tram de Bordeaux)

Arts et M?tiers station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
 <=> Magonty


A night line runs from 21:20 and 01:00:
N° Tracé
S10 Pellegrin - Université Bordeaux 2 <=> Talence-Peixotto
Station Peixotto (Tram de Bordeaux)

Peixotto station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
 (par Bougnard
Station Pessac Bougnard (Tram de Bordeaux)

Bougnard station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B in Pessac. The station served as a temporary terminus for line B from 3 July 2004 until 29 May 2007 when Station Pessac Centre came into service....
)


Bus

It is a Citram network.
  • Line 602 : Cestas
    Cestas

    Cestas is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
     - Canéjan
    Canéjan

    Can?jan is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France....
     - Bordeaux
    Bordeaux

    is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
    ; 4 stops : EUROPARC, ARCHIMEDE; EIFFEL; UNITEC


Tramway

Pessac is located on line B
Bordeaux Tramway Line B

The B line of the Tramway de Bordeaux is operated by the Tram et Bus de la CUB, and connects Station Pessac Centre in Pessac to Station Claveau in north Bordeaux....
 of the Tramway de Bordeaux
Tramway de Bordeaux

The Bordeaux tramway network consists of three lines serving the city of Bordeaux in southwestern France. The first line was opened on 21 December 2003; further extensions have increased the route length to ....
.

Route and stations:

Pessac
Pessac

Pessac is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the southwest....
  • Pessac Centre
    Station Pessac Centre (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Pessac Centre station is located in Pessac, on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux. It was inaugurated 29 May 2007 and has served since as the terminus of line B....
  • Camponac Médiathèque
    Station Camponac Médiathèque (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Camponac M?diath?que station is located in Pessac on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux. It was opened on 29 May 2007 during the extension line B from Station Pessac Bougnard to Station Pessac Centre ....
  • Pessac Bougnard
    Station Pessac Bougnard (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Bougnard station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B in Pessac. The station served as a temporary terminus for line B from 3 July 2004 until 29 May 2007 when Station Pessac Centre came into service....
     (Bus 44, 45)
  • Saige
    Station Saige (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Saige station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 48, 84)
  • UNITEC
    Station UNITEC (Tram de Bordeaux)

    UNITEC station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 34, 35, 43, 46, 81, 84, 35Exp)
  • Montaigne Montesquieu
    Station Montaigne Montesquieu (Tram de Bordeaux)

    The Montaigne Montesquieu station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • Doyen Brus
    Station Doyen Brus (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Doyen Brus station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • François Bordes
    Station François Bordes (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Fran?ois Bordes station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....


Talence
Talence

Talence is a Communes of France in the Gironde Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side....
 :
  • Arts et Métiers
    Station Arts et Métiers (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Arts et M?tiers station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 34, 35, 41, 84, 21Exp, 35Exp)
  • Béthanie
    Station Béthanie (Tram de Bordeaux)

    B?thanie station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • Peixotto
    Station Peixotto (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Peixotto station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 40, 42, 35Exp)
  • Forum
    Station Forum (Tram de Bordeaux)

    The Forum station is situated on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • Roustaing
    Station Roustaing (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Roustaing station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • Barrière Saint-Genès
    Station Barrière Saint-Genès (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Barri?re Saint-Gen?s is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 9, 10, 11)


Bordeaux
Bordeaux

is a Port city on the Garonne in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its aire urbaine at a 2008 estimate. It is the Capital of the Aquitaine regions of France, as well as the Prefectures in France of the Gironde Departments of France....
 :
  • Bergonié
    Station Bergonié (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Bergoni? station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • Saint-Nicolas
    Station Saint-Nicolas (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Saint-Nicolas station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • Victoire
    Station Victoire (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Victoire station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 34, 40, 20Exp, 23Exp)
  • Musée d'Aquitaine
    Station Musée d'Aquitaine (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Mus?e d'Aquitaine station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 23, 45)
  • Hôtel de Ville
    Station Hôtel de Ville (Tram de Bordeaux)

    The station H?tel de Ville is situated on Bordeaux Tramway Line A and of the tramway de Bordeaux. The station serves as a junction for the two lines....
     (Tramway line
    Bordeaux Tramway Line A

    The A line of the Tramway de Bordeaux is operated by the Tram et Bus de la CUB, and connects Lormont and Floirac, Gironde to M?rignac, Gironde. It connects the left and right banks of the Garonne, passing by the Pierre bridge and the center of Bordeaux....
     )
  • Gambetta
    Station Gambetta (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Gambetta station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
     (Bus 4, 15, 16, 50, 51, 52, 50Exp)
  • Grand Théâtre
    Station Grand Théâtre (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Grand Th??tre station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B of the tramway de Bordeaux....
  • Quinconces
    Station Quinconces (Tram de Bordeaux)

    Quinconces station is located on Bordeaux Tramway Line B and Bordeaux Tramway Line C in Bordeaux. This stations serves as a connection to Bordeaux Tramway Line B ....
     (Correspondance Tramway line
    Bordeaux Tramway Line C

    The C line of the Tramway de Bordeaux is operated by the Tram et Bus de la CUB, and connects Station Les Aubiers to Station Terres Neuves .Being connected to the Bordeaux Tramway Line A and Bordeaux Tramway Line B, it will link Gare de Bordeaux Saint-Jean to different Commune in France of the Communaut? urbaine de Bordeaux....
     )


Rocade
A630 autoroute

The A630 autoroute is a motorway in south west France. It is the p?riph?rique for Bordeaux and forms part of the European routes E5 E70.It is 2x2 lanes but has been widened to 2x3 lanes....
 

Exits
 
Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt
 13  -> Pessac-Centre | Pessac-L'Alouette
 
Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt
 14  -> Pessac-Saige | ZI Pessac | Hopitaux Haut-Lévêque et Xavier Arnozan

Births

  • 1929: Yvette Roudy, socialist minister
  • 1938: Jean Eustache
    Jean Eustache

    Jean Eustache was a France filmmaker. During his short career, he completed numerous shorts, as well as two highly regarded features, of which the first, The Mother and the Whore, is considered a key work of post-Nouvelle Vague French cinema....
    , film actor and director (d. 1981)
  • 1971: Thierry Poulain-Rehm, university
  • 1979: Myriam Borg-Korfanty, handball
    Team handball

    Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass and bounce a ball to throw it into the goal of the opposing team. The team with the most goals after two periods of 30 minutes wins....
     player
  • 1980: (18 August) Julien Lescarret, matador
    Matador

    A torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish language-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull....


See also

  • Château Haut-Brion
    Château Haut-Brion

    Ch?teau Haut-Brion is a Bordeaux wine estate, rated a First Growth in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, the only estate from outside M?doc to be included....
  • Pessac-Léognan
    Pessac-Léognan

    Pessac-L?ognan is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contr?l?e, consisting of 10 communes: Cadaujac, Can?jan, Gradignan, L?ognan, Martillac, M?rignac, Gironde, Pessac, Saint-M?dard-d'Eyrans, Talence and Villenave d'Ornon....
    , wine appellation


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