Bruges (French pronunciation: [bʁyʒ] ⓘ; Occitan: Bruge) is a commune in the French department of Gironde, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (formerly Aquitaine), southwestern France.

It is located north of Bordeaux.

[3] The homography with Bruges (Belgium) is purely coincidental.

The place-name comes from Gasconic bruche, with a plural -s meaning "bushes", "scrubs".

This Gironde geographical article is a stub.