Cantenac

Cantenac
Cantenac

Coordinates: 45°01′45″N 0°39′09″W / 45.0292°N 0.6525°W / 45.0292; -0.6525Coordinates: 45°01′45″N 0°39′09″W / 45.0292°N 0.6525°W / 45.0292; -0.6525
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Lesparre-Médoc
Canton Castelnau-de-Médoc
Intercommunality Fronsac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Eric Boucher
Area1 14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,269
 • Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 33091 / 33460
Elevation 1–22 m (3.3–72.2 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cantenac, sometimes Cantenac-Margaux, is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is located near Bordeaux.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962900—    
19681,054+17.1%
19751,125+6.7%
19821,300+15.6%
19901,197−7.9%
19991,179−1.5%
20081,269+7.6%

Wine

Situated on the Left bank of the Gironde in the region Haut-Médoc, the area is home to many wineries, however following a law of 1954, Cantenac wines fall under the Margaux AOC, as there is no appreciable difference between the two communes.[1] The chateaux of Cantenac that were ranked at the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. 1969, p.419.
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