Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | |
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Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 0°07′36″E / 47.285°N 0.1267°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Indre-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Chinon |
Canton | Langeais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Berger [1] |
Area 1 | 36.45 km2 (14.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,110 |
• Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
37228 /37500 |
Elevation | 26–116 m (85–381 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də buʁɡœj] ⓘ, literally Saint-Nicolas of Bourgueil) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. [3]
This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such as Chenonceaux, Villandry, etc. The commune is home to a wine appellation, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated between Angers, Tours and Chinon.
The old ecclesia Sancti Nicolai, mentioned in 1208,was situated in the North-east of the present cemetery of Bourgueil.
In 1790–1794, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil annexed the former commune of La Taille. The current village centre of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil was built during the July Monarchy (1830-1848).
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,273 | — |
1975 | 1,173 | −1.16% |
1982 | 1,116 | −0.71% |
1990 | 1,176 | +0.66% |
1999 | 1,194 | +0.17% |
2007 | 1,232 | +0.39% |
2012 | 1,145 | −1.45% |
2017 | 1,109 | −0.64% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
Its inhabitants are called the Saint-nicolaisiens in French.
Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.[ citation needed]