Bassens, Gironde

Bassens
Commune
Docks
Coat of arms
Location of Bassens
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Coordinates: 44°50′24″N 0°31′18″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Lormont
Intercommunality	Bordeaux Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexandre Rubio[1]
Area ^1	10.27 km^2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,842
• Density	760/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33032 /33530
Elevation	2–56 m (6.6–183.7 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bassens (French pronunciation: [basɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,841	—
1975	6,133	+3.44%
1982	6,595	+1.04%
1990	6,472	−0.24%
1999	6,978	+0.84%
2007	6,656	−0.59%
2012	6,967	+0.92%
2017	7,278	+0.88%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE