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Bourgueil

Bourgueil
Commune
A general view of Bourgueil
A general view of Bourgueil
Coat of arms of Bourgueil
Coat of arms
Location of Bourgueil
Map
Bourgueil is located in France
Bourgueil
Bourgueil
Bourgueil is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Bourgueil
Bourgueil
Coordinates: 47°16′59″N 0°10′09″E / 47.2831°N 0.1692°E / 47.2831; 0.1692
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementChinon
CantonLangeais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Baranger[1]
Area
1
32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
3,648
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37031 /37140
Elevation28–117 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 (French pronunciation: [buʁɡœj] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,280—    
1800 3,179−0.45%
1806 3,200+0.11%
1821 3,320+0.25%
1831 3,556+0.69%
1836 3,600+0.25%
1841 3,493−0.60%
1846 3,485−0.05%
1851 3,405−0.46%
1856 3,400−0.03%
1861 3,416+0.09%
1866 3,381−0.21%
1872 3,304−0.38%
1876 3,310+0.05%
1881 3,207−0.63%
1886 3,274+0.41%
1891 3,143−0.81%
1896 3,102−0.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,063−0.25%
1906 2,989−0.49%
1911 2,850−0.95%
1921 2,512−1.25%
1926 2,563+0.40%
1931 2,488−0.59%
1936 2,456−0.26%
1946 2,551+0.38%
1954 2,602+0.25%
1962 3,093+2.18%
1968 3,631+2.71%
1975 3,620−0.04%
1982 4,136+1.92%
1990 4,001−0.41%
1999 4,109+0.30%
2007 3,909−0.62%
2012 3,884−0.13%
2017 3,923+0.20%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Bourgueil wine

Main article: Bourgueil AOC

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:

In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourgueil, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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