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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 comté de Duval.
Depuis 1968, après la consolidation de la ville et du comté et correspondant à l’agrandissement
de son territoire qui inclus presque tout le comté, Jacksonville est devenue la ville la plus large en superficie des
Etats -Unis. En 2006, Jacksonville est devenue la 12eme ville la plus peuplée 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 est la 3eme ville la plus peuplée de la côte Est, après New York
City et Philadelphie. Située à 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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