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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil |
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Bourgueil |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Bourgueil |
| Mayor | Christel Cousseau |
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| Elevation | 26–116 m (85–381 ft) |
| Land area1 | 36.45 km2 (14.07 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,194 (1999) |
| - Density | 33 /km2 (85 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central 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.
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated between Angers, Tours and Chinon.
The old ecclesia Sancti Nicolai, mentioned 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).
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Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.