Gironde

French department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Gironde is the largest department in the southwestern French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2023, it had a population of 1,690,493. The famous Bordeaux wine region is in Gironde. It has six arrondissements, making it one of the departments with the most arrondissements.

Also known as...

Bec-d'Ambès, Gironda, and Department of Gironde

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Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations in Europe

Over 250,000 people have been evacuated as wildfires rage across France and Spain, with firefighters struggling to contain the blazes amid extreme heat.

France wildfires: "We don't know when we'll return home" as evacuations continue 📹 Global News — Jul 25, 21:47 PM · 2min
Fires claim lives in France and Spain, forcing 250,000 people to flee their homes ABC News — Jul 25, 19:26 PM
Quarter of a million people flee wildfires in Southern Europe Channel 4 News — Jul 25, 17:31 PM
Wildfires force more than 250,000 people to evacuate in France and Spain The Guardian — Jul 25, 14:50 PM
More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn Global News — Jul 25, 13:04 PM
Wildfires in France and central Spain force evacuation of 200,000 people TheJournal.ie — Jul 25, 11:35 AM
What to Know About the Wildfires Raging in Western Europe The New York Times — Jul 25, 09:56 AM
More than 140,000 flee monster wildfires near Bordeaux Le Monde — Jul 25, 07:42 AM
More than 200,000 people flee wildfires in France, Spain UPI — Jul 25, 01:46 AM
166,000 evacuated as wildfires spin out of control in France, Spain The Hindu — Jul 24, 23:37 PM
Tens of thousands flee forest infernos in France and Spain Channel News Asia — Jul 24, 18:50 PM
Tens of thousands flee forest wildfires in France and Spain Le Monde — Jul 24, 17:43 PM
Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes The New York Times — Jul 24, 15:25 PM
Over 80,000 people evacuated from homes after wildfires hit France and Spain Chronicle Live — Jul 24, 13:36 PM
Wildfires force thousands of evacuations in France, Spain declares emergency The Globe and Mail — Jul 24, 11:35 AM
France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads The Guardian — Jul 24, 08:54 AM
Live: Thousands forced to flee as deadly wildfires rage in parts of France, Italy and Spain France 24 — Jul 24, 07:35 AM
‘Like a war zone’: France evacuates 20,000 due to wildfires The Straits Times — Jul 23, 19:33 PM
20,000 people evacuated as wildfires spread along France's Atlantic Coast 📹 AP News — Jul 23, 17:15 PM · 58sec
'A recipe for disaster': France's dry southwest struggles to contain wildfire France 24 — Jul 23, 15:22 PM