Fronsac, Gironde
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- For the commune in the Haute-Garonne département, see Fronsac, Haute-Garonne.
Commune of Fronsac |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Libourne |
Canton | Fronsac |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton de Fronsac |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 1 m–84 m (avg. 30 m) |
Land area¹ | 15.29 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1042 |
- Density | 68/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 33174/ 33126 |
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. | |
Fronsac is a wine growing region (AOC) in France. It is a commune of the Gironde département, located near Bordeaux.
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Situated on the Right bank the commune is an appellation in itself, as well as a sub-appellation, Canon-Fronsac AOC.