Bourgueil | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Bourgueil (Indre-et-Loire).svg |
Arrondissement: | Chinon |
Canton: | Langeais |
Mayor: | Benoît Baranger[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 47.2831°N 0.1692°W |
Elevation M: | 42 |
Elevation Min M: | 28 |
Elevation Max M: | 117 |
Area Km2: | 32.95 |
Insee: | 37031 |
Postal Code: | 37140 |
Bourgueil (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
See 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.
Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute, a nearby railway line and the cycling-route, Loire a vélo.
Bourgueil was the birthplace of:
In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.