Merignac: facts

At a glance

• Country: France
• Region: New Aquitaine
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 69,791
• Coordinates: 44.8425° N, 0.6451° W
• Time zone: Europe/Paris (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Paris: 501 km (311 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD): 5.7 km (3.6 mi), straight line
• Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport (EGC): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH): 155 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Pessac: 4.2 km (2.6 mi)
• Le Bouscat: 4.4 km (2.8 mi)
• Eysines: 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
• Bordeaux: 5.1 km (3.2 mi)
• Talence: 5.8 km (3.6 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bordeaux, 5.1 km (3.2 mi)

Things to see

• Aux morts Indochinois de 1914-1918 (memorial)
• Chapelle Sainte-Monique (church)
• Chapelle des Eyquems de Veyrines (church)
• Côté Sciences, Air & Espace (museum)
• Parc Bel Air Lussy (park)