Bourgueil

Bourgueil

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Bourgueil

Coordinates: 47°16′59″N 0°10′09″E / 47.2831°N 0.1692°ECoordinates: 47°16′59″N 0°10′09″E / 47.2831°N 0.1692°E
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Chinon
Canton Bourgueil
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Junges
Area1 32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 3,924
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 37031 / 37140
Elevation 28–117 m (92–384 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)

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.

Bourgueil is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 3,280—    
1800 3,179−3.1%
1806 3,200+0.7%
1821 3,320+3.8%
1831 3,556+7.1%
1836 3,600+1.2%
1841 3,493−3.0%
1846 3,485−0.2%
1851 3,405−2.3%
1856 3,400−0.1%
1861 3,416+0.5%
1866 3,381−1.0%
1872 3,304−2.3%
1876 3,310+0.2%
1881 3,207−3.1%
1886 3,274+2.1%
1891 3,143−4.0%
1896 3,102−1.3%
1901 3,063−1.3%
1906 2,989−2.4%
1911 2,850−4.7%
1921 2,512−11.9%
1926 2,563+2.0%
1931 2,488−2.9%
1936 2,456−1.3%
1946 2,551+3.9%
1954 2,602+2.0%
1962 3,093+18.9%
1968 3,631+17.4%
1975 3,620−0.3%
1982 4,136+14.3%
1990 4,001−3.3%
1999 4,108+2.7%
2006 3,923−4.5%
2009 3,924+0.0%

Bourgueil wine

Main article: Bourgueil AOC

Bourgueil is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc. Bourgueil wine was mentioned in the works of François Rabelais.

Transportation

Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute.

Personalities

Bourgueil was the birthplace of:

In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.

See also

References

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