Blaye

Blaye (Occitan: Blaia) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the five sub-prefectures of the department.

Blaye
Subprefecture and commune
View of the city from the Citadel.
Coat of arms
Location of Blaye
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Coordinates: 45°07′43″N 0°39′40″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Blaye
Canton	L'Estuaire
Intercommunality	Blaye
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Denis Baldès[1]
Area 1	6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	4,769
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Blayais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33058 /33390
Elevation	0–41 m (0–135 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
Website	www.blaye.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Blaye is on the right bank of the Gironde estuary (which is some 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at this point), 56 km (35 mi) to the southeast of Bordeaux.

The commune has an area of 6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi),^[2] and its average altitude is 21 m (69 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 8 m (26 ft).^[3]

Blaye and its neighboring communes

Climate

The climate of Blaye is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Blaye are known, in French, as Blayais (women: Blayaises).^[4]

With a population of 4,769,^[5] Blaye has a population density of 743 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Blaye

Administration

Blaye is a sub-prefecture of the Gironde department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Blaye and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of L'Estuaire with 41,046 inhabitants (2014).^[6]

It is part of the intercommunality Blaye (French: Communauté de communes de Blaye).

Twin towns

Blaye is twinned with:

• Penzberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
• Tàrrega, Lleida, Spain
• Măcin, Romania

Gallery

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  Citadel of Blaye.
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  Esplanade of the citadel, Blaye.
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  Town and vineyard of Blaye from the citadel.
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  Town hall of Blaye.

Related pages

• Arrondissement of Blaye
• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Equipe Municipale" (in French). Ville de Blaye. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
2. "Commune de Blaye (33058)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
3. "Blaye". Map-France.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
4. "Gironde" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
5. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
6. "Commune de Langon (33227)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

Other websites

• Ville de Blaye - Official site (in French)
• Departamental Council of Gironde Archived 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Prefecture official website (in French)
• Agence de Développement Touristique de la Gironde Archived 2011-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French)