Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues | |
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Coordinates: 44°47′38″N 0°10′32″E / 44.7939°N 0.1756°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Libourne |
Canton | Le Réolais et Les Bastides |
Intercommunality | Pays Foyen |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Alain Piroux [1] |
Area 1 | 15.58 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 558 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
33242 /33220 |
Elevation | 30–126 m (98–413 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues (French pronunciation: [le lɛv e tumejʁaɡ]; Occitan: 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. [3]
The closest town is Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 662 | — |
1968 | 669 | +1.1% |
1975 | 599 | −10.5% |
1982 | 555 | −7.3% |
1990 | 503 | −9.4% |
1999 | 543 | +8.0% |
2008 | 539 | −0.7% |
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, [4] is based in the village. Univitis owns most of the vineyards around the village, and in size makes up half of the commune. [5]
There are also a number of independent wine producers based in the village, such as Chateau La Tour de Chollet.