Is Bordeaux In France?

Information about the city of bordeaux in france?

• the culture and the population and the languages that they speak and other inportant information that they have in that countrt

• Answer:

  POPULATION 229,900 (2004 estimate) (9th in France) At the 1999 census, there were 215,363 inhabitants in the city (commune) of Bordeaux. There were 925,253 inhabitants in the metropolitan area (aire urbaine). The city contains a diverse range of people. Much of the population is French, but other sizable White groups are Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, and German. There are also large numbers of North African Muslims. The metropolis has developed rapidly over the last decades and is facing urban sprawl. As of February 2004 estimates, the population of the city reached 229,500 inhabitants. CULTURE Bordeaux is classified "City of Art and History". The city is candidate for being included in the UNESCO world heritage list. An architectural jewel Bordeaux is home to one of Europe's biggest 18th century architectural urban areas, making it a sought-after destination for tourists and cinema production crews. It stands out as one of the first French cities, after Nancy, to have entered an era of urbanism and metropolitan big scale projects, with the team Gabriel father and son, architects for King Louis XV, under the supervision of 2 intendants (Governors), first Mr. Dupre de Saint Maur then the Marquis (Marquess) de Tourny. List of Landmarks and Monuments : Esplanade des Quinconces Colonnes des Girondins Grand Théâtre Allées de Tourny Cours de l'Intendance Place du Chapelet Pont de Pierre Cathédrale Saint-André Tour Pey-Berland Eglise Sainte-Croix Basilique Saint-Michel Palais Rohan Palais Gallien Porte Cailhau La Grosse Cloche Eglise Saint-Eloi Place de la Bourse Place du Parlement Place Saint-Pierre Rue Sainte-Catherine Museums Musée des Beaux Arts Musée d'Aquitaine Musée des Arts Décoratifs Musée D'Histoire Naturelle CAPC Musée National des Doines French Cruiser Colbert Vinorama Musée Goupil Casa de Goya Cap Sciences Centre Jean Moulin It is also the first city in France to have created, in the 1980s, an architecture exhibition and research center, Arc en rêve, still the most prestigious in France besides Paris IFA. Cinema, Theatre and Music Bordeaux offers a large number of cinemas, theatres and is the home of the National Opera of Bordeaux. There are a lot of music venues of different sizes. The city also offers festivals troughout the year : Novart, Mira, Wine festival Media Sud Ouest is the regional daily newspaper. TV7 is the local TV channel. Wit FM and Blackbox are local radio stations