Gujan-Mestras
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Gujan-Mestras (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is twinned with Santa María de Cayón, Spain
Population
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Geography
Gujan-Mestras is located in the southern part of the Arcachon bay. It is considered a major regional center for oyster farming, and is home to seven ports, which are from west to east:[2]
- The Port of La Hume which focuses both on oyster farming and yachting,
- The Port of Meyran,
- The Port of Gujan,
- The Port of Larros which offers a promenade pier and is an active center for shipbuilding,
- The Port of the Canal,
- The Port of La Barbotière, a major oyster farming center close to the Technical High School for Maritime Science and Technologies
- The Port of La Mole which has neither been dredged nor used due to its difficult topography. From the former windmill bordering the port, only a millstone has withstood time. It gave its name to the Port of La Mole, “mole” meaning millstone in Gascon.
Neighbouring communes
Gujan-Mestras is surrounded by three communes. It is west of Le Teich, east of La Teste-de-Buch and north of Sanguinet.
Transports
The TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine from Arcachon to Bordeaux has two stops in Gujan-Mestras (respectively named La Hume and Gujan-Mestras). The city is otherwise served by lines 4 to 7 of the Baïa bus network, the local public transport system of the Arcachon Bay which links the Dune of Pilat to Facture-Biganos.[3] Nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, around 50 km away.
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La Hume train station.
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Gujan-Mestras main train station.
Twin towns – sister cities
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See also
References
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