Cenon

Cenon is a commune with 22,131 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Gironde department in the region of Aquitaine. The city is located in the district of Bordeaux and is the capital (French: chef- lieu) of its own canton.

Cenon is located in the eastern suburb of Bordeaux east of the Garonne. The community belongs to the community association Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux and is accessible by tram and bus lines of the TBC.

Twinning

Cenon maintains a partnership with the Spanish town of Laredo in Cantabria.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Claude Durrens (1921-2002), stamp artist ( engraver and designer )
  • Frédéric Da Rocha ( b. 1974 ), French footballer
  • Jérôme Fernandez ( born 1977 ), a French handball player
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