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Gironde is well known for the Côte d'Argent beach which is Europe's longest, attracting many surfers to Lacanau each year. It is also the birthplace of Jacques-Yves Cousteau who studied the sea and all forms of life in water.
Giving its name to the French département Gironde, the Gironde estuary is approximately 75 km (47 mi) long and 3–12 km (2–7 miles) wide. It is subject to very strong tidal currents and great care is needed when navigating the estuary by any size or type of boat.
Bordeaux (/ b ɔːr ˈ d oʊ / bor-DOH, French: ⓘ; Gascon Occitan: Bordèu [buɾˈðɛw]; Basque: Bordele) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department.
Gironde is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France, and is the largest department of Metropolitan France with an area of 9,975.6 km 2 (3,852 sq mi). [2] There four main zones in the Gironde; they are: the coastal zone, including part of the Côte d'Argent (" Silver coast");
Gironde Tourisme invites you to spend an unforgettable holiday: Bassin d'Arcachon, Bordeaux and its vineyards, the Atlantic Coast...
The Gironde department of Aquitaine in south-west France has much to offer the visitor from the grand city of Bordeaux to the largest sand dune in Europe, and from 'classical' coastal resorts like Arcachon to the famous wines of the Medoc and Saint-Emilion vineyards.
Map of Gironde 44.837778 -0.579444 1 Bordeaux is the attractive capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its fine architecture. 45.511111 -1.124722 2 Soulac-sur-Mer is a beach resort.
Gironde is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,623,749. The famous Bordeaux wine region is in Gironde.
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Sep 27, 2022 · The Gironde is the land of mixed waters: 126 km of beaches, the largest estuary in Europe, the two largest lakes in France suitable for family water sports activities, two rivers, the Garonne and the Dordogne, 400 km of rivers open to boaters, and a famous inland sea, the Arcachon Basin.
