Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
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Commune of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Bourgueil |
| Intercommunality | C.C du Pays de Bourgueil |
| Mayor | Christel Cousseau |
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| Elevation | 26 m–116 m |
| Land area¹ | 36.45 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,194 |
| - Density | 33/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 37228/ 37500 |
| 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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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a town and commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in the région Centre, in France. This little village is on the road of the Loire Valley, in the center of many famous castles as (Chenonceaux, Villandry...). The commune is home to a wine appellation, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC.
Its inhabitants are called the Saint-nicolaisiens, Saint-nicolaisiennes.
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[edit] Geography
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated between Angers, Tours and Chinon.
[edit] History
The old ecclesia Sancti Nicolai, mentionned in 1208,was situated in the North-east of the present cemetery of Bourgueil.
In 1790-1794, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil annexed the former commune of La Taille. The current bourg ("village centre") of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil was built at the centre of the commune during the July Monarchy (1830-1848).
[edit] Demography[1]
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[edit] Personalities linked to the commune
Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.[citation needed]
