- Bourgueil
French commune
nomcommune=Bourgueil
région=Centre
département=Indre-et-Loire
arrondissement=Chinon
canton=Bourgueil
insee=37031
cp=37140
maire=
mandat=
intercomm=Pays de Bourgueil
longitude=0.169166666667
latitude=47.2830555556
alt moy=42 m
alt mini=28
alt maxi=117 m
hectares=3295
km²=32.95
sans=4109
date-sans=1999
dens=125
date-dens=1999Bourgueil is a commune in the
Indre-et-Loire department in centralFrance .Bourgueil wine
Bourgueil is an "
Appellation d'origine contrôlée " (AOC) forwine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape varietyCabernet Franc .Transportation
Bourgueil is served by the
A85 autoroute .Personalities
Bourgueil was the birthplace of:
*Moses Amyraut (1596-1664),Protestant theologian and metaphysician
*Antoine Brutus Menier (1795-1853),chocolatier
*Jean Carmet (1920-1994),actor ee also
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Loire Valley (wine)
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department References
"Based on the article in the French Wikipedia."
External links
* [http://ot.bourgueil.free.fr/bourgueil.htm Tourist office website] (in French)
* [http://www.thierrypantaleon.com/ Haut-de-la-Gardière]
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