Bourgueil

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Coordinates: 47°16′59″N 0°10′09″E / 47.2830555556, 0.169166666667

Commune of Bourgueil

Location
Bourgueil (France)
Bourgueil
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Chinon
Canton Bourgueil
Intercommunality Communauté de communes
du pays de Bourgueil
Statistics
Elevation 28 m–117 m
(avg. 42 m)
Land area¹ 32.95 km²
Population²
(1999)
4,109
 - Density 125/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 37031/ 37140
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Bourgueil is a commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France. Bourgueil was a city of the ancient province of Anjou.

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[edit] Bourgueil wine

Bourgueil is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc.

[edit] Transportation

Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute.

[edit] Notable births

Bourgueil was the birthplace of:

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