Irouléguy
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Commune of Irouléguy |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Bayonne |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Garazi-Baïgorri |
| Mayor | Jacques Irume (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 166 m–810 m (avg. 223 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.38 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
290 |
| - Density | 30.92/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 64274/ 64220 |
| 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. | |
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Irouléguy (Basque: Irulegi) is a small village and commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southwestern France. It is located in the former province of Basse-Navarre.
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Irouléguy was granted AOC status in 1970. Red, white and rosé wines are produced. Red varietals include Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon, while white wines are made from Corbu, Petit and Gros Mansengs.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Stevenson, Tom, The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, Dorling Kindersley 2005
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