Martignas-sur-Jalle

Summary

Martignas-sur-Jalle (French pronunciation: [maʁtiɲas syʁ ʒal]; Occitan: Martinhàs de Jalas) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Martignas-sur-Jalle
The church in Martignas-sur-Jalle
The church in Martignas-sur-Jalle
Coat of arms of Martignas-sur-Jalle
Location of Martignas-sur-Jalle
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Martignas-sur-Jalle
Martignas-sur-Jalle
Martignas-sur-Jalle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Martignas-sur-Jalle
Martignas-sur-Jalle
Coordinates: 44°50′30″N 0°46′28″W / 44.8417°N 0.7744°W / 44.8417; -0.7744
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonMérignac-2
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Pescina[1]
Area
1
26.39 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,850
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33273 /33127
Elevation22–46 m (72–151 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Historically, the town is known to have been the theater of the Battle of Martignas [fr], where 500 to 600 longbowmen commanded by John Talbot were slaughtered by the French cavalry commanded by the Duke of Bourbon and the Count of Foix.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 994—    
1975 1,424+5.27%
1982 3,726+14.73%
1990 5,732+5.53%
1999 5,574−0.31%
2007 6,809+2.53%
2012 7,313+1.44%
2017 7,386+0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE