Bourgueil
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Commune of Bourgueil |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chinon |
| Canton | Bourgueil |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays de Bourgueil |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 28 m–117 m (avg. 42 m) |
| Land area¹ | 32.95 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,109 |
| - Density | 125/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 37031/ 37140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bourgueil is a commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France. Bourgueil was a city of the ancient province of Anjou.
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[edit] Bourgueil wine
Bourgueil is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
[edit] Transportation
Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute.
[edit] Notable births
Bourgueil was the birthplace of:
- Moses Amyraut (1596-1664), Protestant theologian and metaphysician
- Antoine Brutus Menier (1795-1853), chocolatier
- Jean Carmet (1920-1994), actor
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Tourist office website (in French)
- Haut-de-la-Gardière
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