Bourgueil
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
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 | Bourgueil | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Junges | |
| Area1 | 32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 3,924 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37031 /37140 | |
| Elevation | 28–117 m (92–384 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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.
Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute. Or with the cycling-route Loire a vélo.
Bourgueil was the birthplace of:
In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.
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