Blaye

Blaye
Blaye
Subprefecture and commune
	View of the city from the Citadel.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Blaye
	Blaye Blaye
	Coordinates: 45°07′43″N 0°39′40″W / 45.1286°N 0.6611°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Blaye
Canton	L'Estuaire
Intercommunality	Blaye
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Denis Baldès
Area 1	6.42 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population (2014)	4,769
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym	Blayais
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33058 /33390
Elevation	0–41 m (0–135 ft) ; (avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
Website	www.blaye.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Blaye (Occitan: Blaia) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is one of the five sub-prefectures of the department.

Geography[change | change source]

Blaye is on the right bank of the Gironde estuary (which is some 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at this point), 56 km (35 mi) to the southeast of Bordeaux.

The commune has an area of 6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi),^[2] and its average altitude is 21 m (69 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 8 m (26 ft).^[3]

Blaye and its neighboring *communes*

The climate of Blaye is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

The inhabitants of Blaye are known, in French, as Blayais (women: Blayaises).^[4]

With a population of 4,769,^[5] Blaye has a population density of 743 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Blaye

Blaye is a sub-prefecture of the Gironde department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Blaye and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of L'Estuaire with 41,046 inhabitants (2014).^[6]

It is part of the intercommunality Blaye (French: Communauté de communes de Blaye).

Blaye is twinned with:

↑ "Equipe Municipale" (in French). Ville de Blaye. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "Commune de Blaye (33058)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "Blaye". Map-France.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "Gironde" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
↑ "Commune de Langon (33227)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 May 2017.