The Department of the Gironde, a local body of 6,500 agents, operates in an area of almost 1,505,517 inhabitants. Its missions are vast; he deals in particular with social action, colleges, roads, culture, territorial development to respond to the concerns of the Girondins. It has a budget of 1.69 billion euros and is administered by 66 departmental councilors, distributed in 33 cantons.