What is the best-known city in Gironde?

Bordeaux, at 358,761, ahead of Libourne (68,668).

What is the least-known city in Gironde?

Le Taillan-Médoc, at 7,131. 31 cities of Gironde are measured here.

Where does Bordeaux stand in France?

6 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Gironde?

Bordeaux (358,761), Libourne (68,668), Arcachon (65,580), La Teste-de-Buch (54,692), Pessac (46,587). The whole table is on this page.

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The best-known cities in Gironde

Bordeaux is the best-known city in Gironde, at 358,761, ahead of Libourne (68,668) and Arcachon (65,580). At the other end, Le Taillan-Médoc is the least-known city, at 7,131.

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The 31 cities of Gironde ranked on popularity
Rank	City	Popularity	Population
1	Bordeaux	358,761	267,991
2	Libourne	68,668	25,036
3	Arcachon	65,580	11,092
4	La Teste-de-Buch	54,692	27,566
5	Pessac	46,587	67,339
6	Talence	43,294	46,338
7	Mérignac	41,083	78,090
8	Saint-Émilion	37,390	1,608
9	Bègles	29,907	31,831
10	Lormont	27,640	25,769
11	Andernos-les-Bains	26,248	12,710
12	Saint-Médard-en-Jalles	25,452	32,910
13	Bruges	24,629	20,020
14	Villenave-d'Ornon	22,977	42,545
15	Gujan-Mestras	22,147	22,153
16	Saint-André-de-Cubzac	21,758	12,626
17	Cestas	18,437	16,666
18	Gradignan	17,603	26,952
19	Biganos	15,838	11,431
20	Mios	15,571	12,043
21	Le Bouscat	15,355	25,081
22	Cenon	15,348	26,834
23	Floirac	14,879	18,300
24	Blanquefort	13,472	17,215
25	Eysines	11,870	24,825
26	Le Haillan	10,892	11,392
27	Ambarès-et-Lagrave	10,624	17,644
28	Parempuyre	10,072	10,672
29	Léognan	9,970	10,670
30	Saint-Loubès	8,772	10,027
31	Le Taillan-Médoc	7,131	11,073

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

4 questions about this ranking

What is the best-known city in Gironde?: Bordeaux, at 358,761, ahead of Libourne (68,668).
What is the least-known city in Gironde?: Le Taillan-Médoc, at 7,131. 31 cities of Gironde are measured here.
Where does Bordeaux stand in France?: 6 of the 1,131 French cities measured on popularity. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Gironde?: Bordeaux (358,761), Libourne (68,668), Arcachon (65,580), La Teste-de-Buch (54,692), Pessac (46,587). The whole table is on this page.