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| Coordinates: 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 (2008–2014) | Pierre Junges |
| Area 1 | 32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 3,923 |
| • 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 is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Loire Valley (wine)
- Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
- Tourist office website (in French)
- Haut-de-la-Gardière