Léognan

Léognan
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°43′46″N 0°35′59″W / 44.7294°N 0.5997°W / 44.7294; -0.5997Coordinates: 44°43′46″N 0°35′59″W / 44.7294°N 0.5997°W / 44.7294; -0.5997
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	La Brède
Intercommunality	Montesquieu
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Fath
Area 1	41.43 km2 (16.00 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	10,471
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33238 /33850
Elevation	13–62 m (43–203 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Léognan is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Population[]

Its inhabitants are called Léognanais.

Wine[]

It is located in the Graves area of the Bordeaux county, known for its red wine (Pessac-Léognan appellation):

• Château Haut-Bailly
• Domaine de Chevalier
• Château de Fieuzal
• Château Olivier
• Château Carbonnieux
• Château Malartic Lagravière

The processing plant for Cacolac has been located here since 2000.

See also[]

• Communes of the Gironde department

References[]

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