However, it was not retained for long, during the following year the Frankish commander clashed in battle with the Aquitanians but then left to take on hostile Burgundian authorities and magnates. In 737, following his father Eudes's death, the Aquitanian duke Hunald led a rebellion to which Charles responded by launching an expedition that captured Bordeaux. The battle had a high death toll, and although Eudes was defeated he had enough troops to engage in the Battle of Poitiers and so retain his grip on Aquitaine. Duke Eudes mustered a force to engage the Umayyads, eventually engaging them in the Battle of the River Garonne somewhere near the river Dordogne. In 732, the city was plundered by the troops of Abd er Rahman who stormed the fortifications and overwhelmed the Aquitanian garrison.

Around 585 Gallactorius was made Count of Bordeaux and fought the Basques. The city started to play a regional role as a major urban center on the fringes of the newly founded Frankish Duchy of Vasconia. In the late 6th century the city re-emerged as the seat of a county and an archdiocese within the Merovingian kingdom of the Franks, but royal Frankish power was never strong. Merovingian tremisses minted in Bordeaux by the Church of Saint-Г‰tienne, late 6th century.

1.8 21st century, listed as World heritage.

1.6 19th century, rebirth of the economy.

1.5 French Revolution: political disruption and loss of the most profitable colony.

1.2 12th century to 15th century, the English era.Bordeaux is also ranked as a Sufficiency city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. In June 2007, the Port of the Moon in historic Bordeux were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, for its outstanding architecture and urban ensemble and in recognition of Bordeux's international ijmportance over the last 2000 years. The metropolis has also received awards and rankings by international organizations such as in 1957, Bordeaux was awarded the Europe Prize for its efforts in transmitting the European ideal. The ' Pearl of Aquitaine' has been voted European Destination of the year in a 2015 online poll. Д«ordeaux is an international tourist destination for its architectural and cultural heritage with more than 350 historic monuments, making it, after Paris, the city with the most listed or registered monuments in France. A crossroads of knowledge through university research, it is home to one of the only two megajoule lasers in the world, as well as a university population of nearly 100,000 students within the Bordeaux metropolis. The link with aviation dates back to 1910, the year the first airplane flew over the city. It is a central and strategic hub for the aeronautics, military and space sector, home to international companies such as Dassault Aviation, Ariane Group, Safran and ThalГЁs.

Bordeaux is also one of the centers of gastronomy and business tourism for the organization of international congresses. Crossed by the Garonne River and bordering the Atlantic Coast, the metropolis, a perfect example of the Age of Enlightment, has been showcasing since the 18th century its blond and golden facades, its courtyards and monumental squares, as well as its lively streets accompanied by its French-style gardens.Д«ordeaux is a world capital of wine, with its castles and vineyards of the Bordeaux region that stand on the hillsides of the Gironde and is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo. The term 'Bordelais' may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. Its inhabitants are called 'Bordelais' (for men) or 'Bordelaises' (women). It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. The larger metropolitan area has a population of 1,247,977 (2017). Bordeaux is the centre of Bordeaux MГ©tropole that has a population of 796,273 (2019), the sixth-largest in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Lille with its immediate suburbs and closest satellite towns. The municipality ( commune) of Bordeaux proper has a population of 257,804 (2019). 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1В km 2 (0.386В sqВ mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.Д«ordeaux ( / b Й”Лђr Л€ d oКЉ/ bor- DOH, French: ( listen) Gascon Occitan: BordГЁu ) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France.

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