Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department of southwestern France, serving as capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is world famous as the center of one of the largest and most prestigious wine-growing regions on earth, with the surrounding vineyards and the historic river port that shipped their output shaping the city's economy and identity for centuries; its eighteenth-century core is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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1. Bordeaux (Wikipedia)
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The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 267,991 in 2023 within its small municipal territory of 49 km2 (19 sq mi).
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49.36 km2 (19.06 sq mi)
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