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Jacksonville est la ville la
plus large de l’état de Floride-aussi bien en superficie que par sa population- et est le siège du conte
de Duval. Depuis 1968, après la consolidation de la ville et du conte (et correspondant a l’agrandissement de
son territoire qui inclus presque tout le conte), Jacksonville est devenue la ville la plus large en superficie des Etats
Unis. En 2006, Jacksonville est devenue la 12eme ville la plus peuplé des Etats Unis avec 794,555 habitants. C’est
la ville principale de la région, une région qui compte plus de 1, 450,000 habitants et qui est la 4 eme plus
large région de l’Etat de Floride, d’après une estimation du bureau de recensement effectuée
en 2006. Jacksonville et la 3eme ville la plus peuplée de la cote Est, après New York City et Philadelphie.
Située
a approximativement 40km (25 miles) au Sud de l’état de Géorgie, Jacksonville est dans la région
« First Coast » au Nord Est de la Floride située au centre de la rivière
St John. Jacksonville
is the largest city in the us state of Florida -in terms of both area and population—and is the county seat of Duval
County. Since 1968, as a result of the consolidation of the city and county government (and a corresponding expansion of the
city limits to include almost the entire county), Jacksonville has been the largest city in land area in the contiguous United
States. In 2006, Jacksonville ranked as the United States' twelfth most populous city, with 794,555 residents. It is the
principal city in the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area, a region with a population of more than 1,450,000, and the fourth
largest metropolitan area in the state, as of the 2006 Census Bureau estimates. Jacksonville is the third most populous city
on the East Coast, after New York City and Philadelphia.About 25 miles (40 km) south of the
Georgia border, Jacksonville is in the First Coast region of northeast Florida and is centered on the banks of the St. Johns
River. The settlement that became Jacksonville was founded in 1791 as Cowford because of its location at a narrow point in
the river where cattle once crossed. In 1822, a year after the United States acquired Florida from Spain, the city was renamed
for the first military governor of the Florida Territory, General Andrew Jackson, who would later be elected President of
the United Sates.
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