Pessac (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a member of the metropolis of Bordeaux, being the second-largest suburb of Bordeaux and located just southwest of it.
Pessac is home to Bordeaux Montaigne University, the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, and the main production facility of the Monnaie de Paris. It is also in the Pessac-Léognan wine region.
Geography
Pessac is located in the south of the Bordeaux metro area and is surrounded by Bordeaux, Talence, Gradignan, Canéjan, Cestas, Saint-Jean-d'Illac and Mérignac.
The western part of the commune is part of the Landes de Bordeaux.
History The Hôtel de Ville was established in 1868.
Early in World War II (June 22, 1940), the town was the scene of a quadruple execution on the firing range of Verthamon. Four communist militants, one of whom, Roger Rambaud, was 17-years-old, were among the escapees from the military prison in Paris, were killed secretly by soldiers of the Third Republic. This case, classified "Secret Defense" for 70 years, was revealed by historian Jacky Tronel, in a 2010 article in the history journal Arkheia, which focuses on the history of the French Great South-West region.
In 1973, the main production facility of the Monnaie de Paris moved to Pessac.
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods of Pessac :federation-quartiers-pessac.com
Verthamon Les échoppes Brivazac - Candau Noës Pessac-bourg Casino Sardine Chiquet Compostelle - La Paillère Le Monteil CCLAPS - La Chataigneraie Saige - Formanoir 3 M (Macédo, Mirante, Monbalon) France - L'Alouette Cap de Bos Magonty - Romainville Toctoucau
Heritage
Wineries Located on the Pessac-Léognan appellation, there are several wineries, including Château Haut-Brion.
Cité Frugès
Built by Le Corbusier in 1926, the district is an experimental housing for workers. This is one of the 17 architectural works of Le Corbusier listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.
Casino district
Quarter built in the 1900s with a resort city architecture.
Others
Population
Education
9 Kindergartens
15 Grade schools
5 Middle schools Collège Alouette(site web) Collège François Mitterrand (Ladonne) Collège Gérard Philipe(site web) Collège Pessac (Noès)(site web) Collège Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc Assomption(site web : http://www.h-hoster.com/jeanne/index.php)
3 High schools Lycée Pape-Clément:(site web) financed by the French government, "Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine" and "Bordeaux Métropole"; was presented as the high school of the year 2000. It was inaugurated on 9 July 1987 by Jacques Chirac, then Prime Minister. Its initial capacity was 1,100 students including 900 "demi-pensionnaires". It was expanded in 1990 and now holds 1,475 students. Lycée Sans Frontière Lycée professionnel Philadelphe de Gerde(site web)
Transportation Pessac has a railway station on the westbound line from Bordeaux, Gare de Pessac. Pessac is also served by the urban transport network of the Bordeaux agglomeration, Transports Bordeaux Métropole (TBM).
Pessac is located on line B of the Tramway de Bordeaux.
Personalities 1929: Yvette Roudy, socialist minister 1938: Jean Eustache, film actor and director (d. 1981) 1953: Patrice Brun, historian 1979: Myriam Korfanty, handball player, Olympian
Twin towns and sister cities Pessac is twinned with:
Banfora, Burkina Faso Burgos, Spain Galați, Romania Göppingen, Germany Viana do Castelo, Portugal
See also Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan, wine appellation Communes of the Gironde department Operation Josephine B, a 1941 attack on an electricity substation.
References
External links
(in French)