Cadillac, Gironde

Cadillac
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°38′14″N 0°19′03″W / 44.6372°N 0.3175°W / 44.6372; -0.3175Coordinates: 44°38′14″N 0°19′03″W / 44.6372°N 0.3175°W / 44.6372; -0.3175
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jocelyn Doré
Area 1	5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,818
• Density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33081 /33410
Elevation	3–92 m (9.8–301.8 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cadillac (French pronunciation: [kadijak] (listen); Occitan: Cadilhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Geography[]

Cadillac is directly across the Garonne river from Sauternes, and is known for producing sweet dessert wines under the Cadillac AOC designation.

History[]

Cadillac was founded in 1280 to serve as a river port for the castle of by the lord of the castle, Jean I de Grailly.

Population[]

Sights[]

Cadillac is the home of the imposing Château des Ducs d'Épernon.

Name[]

The name of the commune was adopted by Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder of Detroit and Governor of Louisiana, on his arrival to what is now the United States. The Cadillac division of General Motors, and Cadillac, Michigan are named after him.

See also[]

• French wine
• Communes of the Gironde department

References[]

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