Barsac (Gironde)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Les Landes des Graves | |
| Community association | Convergence Garonne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 37 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ W | |
| height | 3–21 m | |
| surface | 14.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,063 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 142 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33720 | |
| INSEE code | 33030 | |
Barsac is a municipality with 2063 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France .
geography
It borders on Cadillac to the north, Loupiac to the east, Preignac to the southeast, Pujols-sur-Ciron to the southwest, Illats to the west and Cérons to the northwest .
Barsac is passed by the Ciron , which flows into the Garonne on its left.
The train station of Barsac is located on the Bordeaux-Sète railway of the SNCF .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
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| Residents | 2249 | 2298 | 2019 | 2085 | 2058 | 1948 | 1962 |
wine growing
Barsac has a wine-growing area of around 600 hectares, in which, similar to the neighboring Sauternes, mainly sweet white wines are produced.
Attractions
- Church of St Vincent, baroque building from the 18th century ( Monument historique ), with two confessionals and a baptismal font (Monuments historiques)
- Château Nairac, castle and winery from the 18th century (Monument historique)
- Château Guiteronde, castle and winery
Community partnerships
- Wöllstein in Rheinhessen , Germany
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1111-1119.
Web links
Commons : Barsac - collection of images, videos and audio files
