Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Libourne |
Canton: | Le Réolais et Les Bastides |
Insee: | 33242 |
Postal Code: | 33220 |
Mayor: | Alain Piroux[1] |
Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Pays Foyen |
Coordinates: | 44.7939°N 0.1756°W |
Elevation M: | 80 |
Elevation Min M: | 30 |
Elevation Max M: | 126 |
Area Km2: | 15.58 |
Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues (in French pronounced as /le lɛv e tumejʁaɡ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Las Luèvias e Tomeiragas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is sometimes referred to as Les Lèves.[2]
The closest town is Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues is in the heart of the easternmost wine growing commune within the Bordeaux appellation. Univitis which is the largest group of wine producers in Bordeaux and southwestern France,[3] is based in the village. Univitis owns most of the vineyards around the village, and in size makes up half of the commune.[4]
There are also a number of independent wine producers based in the village, such as Chateau La Tour de Chollet.