Mérignac, Gironde

Merignac is a commune in the French region of Aquitaine, and with 65 882 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) is the second largest city in the department of Gironde. The city is located in the arrondissement of Bordeaux and forms two separate cantons, Canton Merignac -1 and Cantonese Merignac -2

Geography

Merignac is a western suburb of Bordeaux, here is the Bordeaux-Merignac Airport. The community belongs to the community association Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux and is accessible by bus and tram line A of the TBC.

Modern History

The German occupiers used the Fort du Hâ as a prison for political opponents, among other Édouard Daladier and Georges Mandel .. In an annex, called " Le camp de Pichey Beaudesert ," especially Sinti and Roma were imprisoned for racial reasons, as of July 1942, in addition Jews, most of whom have been deported to the German death camps in the east .. Since 1985 built, a marble stele at this camp.

Viniculture

Merignac is a wine-growing village in the wine growing region of Graves and Pessac -Léognan appellation belongs to.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jean -Pierre Rivière (1929-1995), composer
• Roger Bielle (* 1928), Ringer