Le Bouscat

Le Bouscat
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms
Location of Le Bouscat
Le Bouscat Location within France Show map of France Le Bouscat Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°51′54″N 0°35′59″W / 44.8651°N 0.5996°W / 44.8651; -0.5996
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Le Bouscat
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Bobet
Area 1	5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Highest elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Lowest elevation	2 m (6.6 ft)
Population  (2023)	25,081
• Density	4,750/km2 (12,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33069 /33110
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Bouscat (Gascon: Lo Boscat) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the north side.

Its sister city is Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1878.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,650 —     1800 1,404 −2.28% 1806 1,577 +1.96% 1821 1,629 +0.22% 1831 1,729 +0.60% 1836 1,758 +0.33% 1841 1,988 +2.49% 1846 2,314 +3.08% 1851 2,338 +0.21% 1856 2,803 +3.69% 1861 3,565 +4.93% 1866 2,907 −4.00% 1872 3,455 +2.92% 1876 4,182 +4.89% 1881 4,534 +1.63% 1886 6,463 +7.35% 1891 8,223 +4.93% 1896 9,315 +2.53% 1901 10,446 +2.32%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 11,092 +1.21% 1911 11,347 +0.46% 1921 13,085 +1.44% 1926 14,572 +2.18% 1931 16,128 +2.05% 1936 17,653 +1.82% 1946 18,901 +0.69% 1954 19,558 +0.43% 1962 21,404 +1.13% 1968 22,550 +0.87% 1975 21,126 −0.93% 1982 20,906 −0.15% 1990 21,538 +0.37% 1999 22,455 +0.46% 2007 23,334 +0.48% 2012 23,376 +0.04% 2017 23,824 +0.38% 2023 25,081 +0.86%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

External links

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• Official website (in French)

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