The city of Bordeaux has long been criticized for not assuming the role it played during colonization, as the first colonial port and third slave port, between the 17th and 19th centuries. For around fifteen years, efforts have been made (rooms on slavery and trafficking in Aquitaine museum, plaque on the quays in 2006 etc). … Read more
Under the snow, two brass “pavers of memory” were installed on Wednesday on a sidewalk in Bordeaux, in front of the last home of Boris Cyrulnik’s deported parents. The neuropsychiatrist thanked the city for offering them “a burial”. Around a hundred people gathered at 60 rue de la Rousselle to attend the inauguration of these … Read more
Today, the thermometer will show 9°C on average in Bordeaux. A southwest wind will blow lightly. The morning will pass in fog. It will be 9°C on average. In the afternoon, the arrival of the sun will be delayed by a few clouds. Bad weather is expected. Scattered rain will fall. On the other hand, … Read more
Inaugurated on December 21, 2003, the Bordeaux tramway has gradually established itself in the city and now includes around 80 kilometers of tracks and 139 stations, including the longest line in France. With more than eight million kilometers traveled in 2022, its success cannot be denied. Le Figaro Bordeaux It is impossible today to imagine … Read more
She is a young, dark-haired, slender 27-year-old woman with large glasses who takes the stand this Thursday. This Montessori school educator brilliantly takes on her role as a key witness by delivering her story. She is the “savior” of Océane who accuses a man of having raped her, on July 29, 2021, in an underground … Read more
/medias/Vsj0LZpM34/image/408832021_738618898297450_8382299659977311309_n1702399777577.jpeg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "Major Flooding Causes Road Closures and Emergency Measures in Gironde Department")
Many roads were closed this Tuesday evening in the Gironde department due to flooding. On its site gironde.fr, the department’s road services list 20 in Médoc, 25 in Haute Gironde, 5 in Libournais and 3 in Graves Entre-deux-mers. And you have to be careful, because some are open to traffic but are also subject to … Read more
In Bordeaux, the weather will be mixed during the day with light showers. Temperatures will be around 11°C. The values will be a minimum of 11°C and a maximum of 12°C in the morning. A westerly wind is forecast: it will blow at 28 km/h. Values will be between 11 and 12°C in the afternoon. … Read more
Euratlantique takes over for ten years. The Operation of National Interest (OIN), the largest urban development operation in France outside Paris, was due to end in 2030, and has just been extended until 2040. “There are 740 hectares to be redeveloped on three municipalities, Bordeaux, Floirac, and Bègles, and we realized that we would not … Read more
In Libourne, in Gironde, incidents in schools have increased in recent days. Friday at Marguerite-Duras college, a schoolboy threatened to slit the throat of a teacher, which prompted the teachers to exercise their right of withdrawal in the afternoon, as reported by Sud-Ouest. This Monday, it was a violent and racist letter directed against a … Read more
Lovers of history, old books and parchments, calligraphy and illumination will be amazed. THE departmental archives de la Gironde have been offering since Wednesday an exhibition dedicated to the towns of Gironde in the Middle Ages, which brings together a series of documents, each more exceptional than the last. Unearthed in the municipal funds of … Read more