Blanquefort, Gironde

Blanquefort
The church in Caychac
The church in Caychac
Coat of arms of Blanquefort
Location of Blanquefort
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Blanquefort is located in France
Blanquefort
Blanquefort
Blanquefort is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Blanquefort
Blanquefort
Coordinates: 44°54′41″N 0°38′11″W / 44.9114°N 0.6364°W / 44.9114; -0.6364
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonLes Portes du Médoc
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Véronique Ferreira[1]
Area
1
33.72 km2 (13.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
16,004
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
DemonymBlanquefortais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33056 /33290
Elevation0–39 m (0–128 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blanquefort (French pronunciation: [blɑ̃kfɔʁ]; Gascon: Blancahòrt) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Blanquefort is an outlying commune of the Bordeaux metropolitan area.

The commune consists of historic Blanquefort and Caychac, which is further out from central Bordeaux and was formerly a commune in its own right. Historic Blanquefort includes the ruins of a small medieval fortress and a nineteenth-century park, the Parc de Majolan, complete with a maze-like grotto and small artificial ruins which were in vogue at that time.

Blanquefort is well connected to the rest of the agglomeration by the Bordeaux bus services, including services most of the night. It also has a train station with regular services to central Bordeaux. The Bordeaux tram system is projected to connect with Blanquefort in 2013.

Blanquefort, which is located in a famous wine-producing area, has a notable educational institution for viticulture.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.