Villenave-d'Ornon

Villenave d’Ornon (French pronunciation: [vilnav dɔʁnɔ̃]; Gascon: Vilanava d’Ornon) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Villenave d'Ornon
Commune
The church in Villenave-d'Ornon
Coat of arms
Location of Villenave d'Ornon
Villenave d'Ornon
Villenave d'Ornon
Coordinates: 44°46′50″N 0°33′57″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonVillenave-d'Ornon
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Michel Poignonec[1]
Area
1
21.26 km2 (8.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
40,500
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33550 /33140
Elevation3–41 m (9.8–134.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is located to its south side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole. Villenave-d'Ornon station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,400—    
1800 1,231−1.82%
1806 1,295+0.85%
1821 1,324+0.15%
1831 1,377+0.39%
1836 1,318−0.87%
1841 1,535+3.10%
1846 1,622+1.11%
1851 1,779+1.87%
1856 1,991+2.28%
1861 2,161+1.65%
1866 2,276+1.04%
1872 2,200−0.56%
1876 2,408+2.28%
1881 2,733+2.56%
1886 3,075+2.39%
1891 3,143+0.44%
1896 3,316+1.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,335+0.11%
1906 3,635+1.74%
1911 4,020+2.03%
1921 4,507+1.15%
1926 5,416+3.74%
1931 6,215+2.79%
1936 6,764+1.71%
1946 8,766+2.63%
1954 9,989+1.65%
1962 13,401+3.74%
1968 21,263+8.00%
1975 22,975+1.11%
1982 21,073−1.23%
1990 25,609+2.47%
1999 27,500+0.79%
2007 29,339+0.81%
2012 29,804+0.31%
2017 34,090+2.72%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Villenave-d'Ornon is twinned with:[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villenave-d'Ornon, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Relations internationales et jumelage". villenavedornon.fr (in French). Villenave-d'Ornon. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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