Eysines

Eysines
Commune
The church in Eysines
Coat of arms
Location of Eysines
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Coordinates: 44°53′07″N 0°39′00″W / 44.8853°N 0.65°W / 44.8853; -0.65
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Les Portes du Médoc
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Bost[1]
Area ^1	12.01 km^2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	24,825
• Density	2,067/km^2 (5,354/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33162 /33320
Elevation	3–45 m (9.8–147.6 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Eysines (French pronunciation: [ɛzin]; Occitan: Aisinas) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is a suburb of Bordeaux, adjacent to the northwest of the city.

History

The Hôtel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1964.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,980 —     1821 1,835 −0.27% 1846 2,575 +1.36% 1872 2,361 −0.33% 1901 2,826 +0.62% 1926 3,017 +0.26% 1946 3,280 +0.42% 1962 5,327 +3.08% 1968 8,026 +7.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 12,719 +6.80% 1982 14,760 +2.15% 1990 16,391 +1.32% 1999 18,407 +1.30% 2007 19,207 +0.53% 2012 21,063 +1.86% 2017 23,462 +2.18% 2023 24,825 +0.95%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2023)[5]

Notable people linked to the commune

• Julien Courbet, born 7 February 1965, French journalist, television presenter and producer
• Jean-Claude Lalumière, novelist
• Lucenzo, French-Portuguese singer and record producer
• Pierre Duret de la Plane (1728-1811), agronomist and benefactor

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. "Eysines: de l'Ancien Régime à la IIIe République" (PDF). Bordeaux Métropole. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Eysines, EHESS (in French).
5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE