Pessac (French pronunciation: [pɛsak] ⓘ; Occitan: Peçac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Early in World War II (June 22, 1940), the town was the scene of a quadruple execution on the firing range of Verthamon.

Four communists militants, one of whom, Roger Rambaud, was 17-years-old, were among the escapees from the military prison in Paris, were killed in the utmost secrecy by soldiers of the Third Republic.

[3] Neighborhoods of Pessac :[4] Located on the Pessac-Léognan appellation, there are several wineries, including the oldest of the Bordeaux wine regions, château Haut-Brion.

This is one of the 17 architectural works of Le Corbusier listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016.