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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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.jpg) The church in Martignas-sur-Jalle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Martignas-sur-Jalle  | |
  Martignas-sur-Jalle  Martignas-sur-Jalle | |
| Coordinates: 44°50′30″N 0°46′28″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Mérignac-2 |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Pescina[1] |
| Area 1 | 26.39 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,850 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33273 /33127 |
| Elevation | 22–46 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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] | ||
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