Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | |
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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | |
Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 0°07′36″E / 47.285°N 0.1267°ECoordinates: 47°17′06″N 0°07′36″E / 47.285°N 0.1267°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Chinon |
Canton | Langeais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Berger |
Area 1 | 36.45 km2 (14.07 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,098 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 37228 /37500 |
Elevation | 26–116 m (85–381 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də buʁɡœj] (listen), literally Saint-Nicolas of Bourgueil) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such as Chenonceaux, Villandry, etc. The commune is home to a wine appellation, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC.
Geography[]
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated between Angers, Tours and Chinon.
History[]
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 village centre of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil was built during the July Monarchy (1830-1848).
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1794 | 1,680 | — |
1800 | 1,629 | −3.0% |
1806 | 1,815 | +11.4% |
1820 | 1,829 | +0.8% |
1831 | 2,104 | +15.0% |
1836 | 2,031 | −3.5% |
1841 | 1,987 | −2.2% |
1846 | 1,957 | −1.5% |
1851 | 1,974 | +0.9% |
1856 | 1,954 | −1.0% |
1861 | 1,910 | −2.3% |
1866 | 1,907 | −0.2% |
1872 | 1,868 | −2.0% |
1876 | 1,790 | −4.2% |
1881 | 1,736 | −3.0% |
1886 | 1,678 | −3.3% |
1891 | 1,678 | +0.0% |
1896 | 1,658 | −1.2% |
1901 | 1,573 | −5.1% |
1906 | 1,536 | −2.4% |
1911 | 1,440 | −6.2% |
1921 | 1,345 | −6.6% |
1926 | 1,350 | +0.4% |
1931 | 1,214 | −10.1% |
1936 | 1,239 | +2.1% |
1946 | 1,195 | −3.6% |
1954 | 1,270 | +6.3% |
1962 | 1,319 | +3.9% |
1968 | 1,273 | −3.5% |
1975 | 1,173 | −7.9% |
1982 | 1,116 | −4.9% |
1990 | 1,176 | +5.4% |
1999 | 1,194 | +1.5% |
2006 | 1,219 | +2.1% |
2009 | 1,196 | −1.9% |
Its inhabitants are called the Saint-nicolaisiens.
Personalities[]
Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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