Martignas-sur-Jalle
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martignas-sur-Jalle (French pronunciation: [maʁtiɲas syʁ ʒal]; Occitan: Martinhàs de Jalas) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
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Coordinates: 44°50′30″N 0°46′28″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | Mérignac-2 |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Pescina[1] |
Area 1 | 26.39 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,850 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33273 /33127 |
Elevation | 22–46 m (72–151 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Historically, the town is known to have been the theater of the Battle of Martignas [fr], where 500 to 600 longbowmen commanded by John Talbot were slaughtered by the French cavalry commanded by the Duke of Bourbon and the Count of Foix.