Bourgueil
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| 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 | Langeais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Baranger |
| Area 1 | 32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 3,906 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [buʁɡœj] (
listen)) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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[]
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, a nearby railway line and the cycling-route, Loire a vélo.
Personalities[]
Bourgueil was the birthplace of:
- Moses Amyraut (1596–1664), Protestant theologian and metaphysician
- Antoine Brutus Menier (1795–1853), chocolatier
- Jean Carmet (1920–1994), actor
In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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