Bourg, Gironde Explained

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]

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: Jullian, Camille . Ausone et Bordeaux . Imprimerie G. Gounouilhou . 1893 . Bordeaux . 128–9.