Bourgueil

Bourgueil
Commune
A general view of Bourgueil
A general view of Bourgueil
Coat of arms of Bourgueil
Coat of arms
Location of Bourgueil
Bourgueil is located in France
Bourgueil
Bourgueil
Location within France
Bourgueil is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Bourgueil
Bourgueil
Location within Centre-Val de Loire
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
Area
1
32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Lowest elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2023)
3,631
 • Density110.2/km2 (285.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [buʁɡœj] ⓘ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Population

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:

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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourgueil, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE