Bordeaux

Bordeaux

City and commune in Gironde, New Aquitaine, France

Bordeaux is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called "Bordelais" (masculine) or "Bordelaises" (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region.

Also known as...Bordèu, Bordele, Bordeu, Commune-Franklin, and Burdigala
Cruise ship norovirus outbreak

Cruise ship norovirus outbreak More than 1,700 people are confined to a cruise ship in France following a deadly norovirus outbreak.