Bourg | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bourg (Gironde).svg |
Arrondissement: | Blaye |
Canton: | L'Estuaire |
Insee: | 33067 |
Postal Code: | 33710 |
Mayor: | Pierre Joly[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.0408°N -0.5561°W |
Elevation M: | 16 |
Elevation Min M: | 1 |
Elevation Max M: | 81 |
Area Km2: | 10.54 |
Bourg (in French pronounced as /buʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Borg), also informally known as Bourg-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is part of the Côtes de Bourg wine region. Bourg originated as a fortified villa built by the Roman prefect Pontius Paulinus in the 4th century.[2]