Bruges | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bruges (Gironde).svg |
Arrondissement: | Bordeaux |
Canton: | Le Bouscat |
Insee: | 33075 |
Postal Code: | 33520 |
Mayor: | Brigitte Terraza[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Bordeaux Métropole |
Coordinates: | 44.8836°N -0.6114°W |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Elevation Min M: | 1 |
Elevation Max M: | 31 |
Area Km2: | 14.22 |
Bruges (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Bruge) is a commune in the French department of Gironde, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), southwestern France.It is located north of Bordeaux.[2]
The homography with Bruges (Belgium) is purely coincidental. The place-name comes from Gasconic bruche, with a plural -s meaning "bushes", "scrubs".[3]