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Métropole in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Bordeaux Métropole (French pronunciation: [bɔʁdo metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bordeaux. It is located in the center of the Gironde department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in South West France. It represents about half of the department's population.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bordeaux Métropole (French pronunciation: [bɔʁdo metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bordeaux. It is located in the center of the Gironde department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in South West France. It represents about half of the department's population. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux. It brings together 28 municipalities, and covers an area of 578.3 km2 (223.3 sq mi). Its population was 801,041 in 2018, of which 257,068 resided in Bordeaux proper.2
The Urban Community of Bordeaux (French: Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux), also known by its French initials CUB, was created in 1966 by the law of 31 December on urban communities which instituted the urban communities of Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon and Strasbourg.
On 1 January 2015, the Métropole replaced the Urban Community in accordance with a law of January 2014.
From Wikipedia’s article on Bordeaux Métropole, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
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