Martignas-sur-Jalle

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
Commune
The church in Martignas-sur-Jalle
Coat of arms
Location of Martignas-sur-Jalle
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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  (2022)[2]	7,959
• Density	300/km2 (780/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.

Population

Historical population

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]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department