Weather – Metéo Nouvelle Aquitaine, South West France
Bordeaux Weather Outlook
Bordeaux with it’s population of 250 thousand plus is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department in the region of Nouvelle Aquitaine in Southwestern France. The municipality of Bordeaux proper has a population of 257,804.
Bordeaux is the centre of Bordeaux Métropole that has a population of 796,273, the 5th largest city in France. The larger metropolitan area has a population of 1,247,977. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department.
Its inhabitants are called “Bordelais” or “Bordelaises”. The term “Bordelais” may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. Crossed by the Garonne River and bordering the Atlantic Coast, the metropolis, a perfect example of the Age of Enlighten, has been showcasing since the 18th century. Its blond and golden facades, its courtyards and monumental squares, as well as its lively streets accompanied by its French-style gardens.
Weather Forecast Bordeaux
The Bordeaux water mirror is a shallow piece of water reflecting the Place de la Bourse as well as the Quays of Bordeaux. In operation since 2006, it has an area of 3,450 m2 and an underground reservoir of 800 cubic meters, making it the largest in the world.
Created by the maker Jean-Max Llorca, the architect Pierre Gangnet and the landscape planner Michel Corajoud, the system allows to show one after the other a mirror effect with 2 cm of water on a granite slab.
