Blaignan-Prignac

Blaignan-Prignac
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Lesparre-Médoc
Canton	Le Nord-Médoc
Community association	Médoc Coeur de Presqu'île
Coordinates	45 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 53 ′  W
height	2–34 m
surface	14.18 km 2
Residents	469 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	33340
INSEE code	33055
Website	www.site-officiel-mairie-de-blaignan.com
Mayor's office of Blaignan-Prignac

Blaignan-Prignac is a French municipality with 469 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the canton of Le Nord-Médoc .

It was created with effect from January 1, 2019 as Commune nouvelle by amalgamating the previously independent municipalities Blaignan and Prignac-en-Médoc , with Blaignan now having the status of a Commune déléguée . The administrative headquarters are in Blaignan.

structure

Former parish	former INSEE code	Postcode	Area (km²)	Population (2017)
Blaignan (administrative headquarters)	33055	33340	6.83	469
Prignac-en-Médoc	33338	33340	7.35	206

geography

Blaignan-Prignac is located about five kilometers northeast of Lesparre-Médoc in the Médoc area . The Atlantic Ocean is a shortest distance of around 18 kilometers to the west. The Pointe de Grave , the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula, is located approx. 32 kilometers to the northwest. Bordeaux , the capital of the department, is about 60 kilometers to the south-east. The altitude is relatively flat and most of the earth's surface is covered with vineyards.

Blaignan-Prignac is surrounded by five neighboring municipalities:

Civrac-en-Médoc		Couquèques
Lesparre-Médoc		Saint-Yzans-de-Médoc
	Ordonnac

Attractions

Surname	place	Remarks	image
Parish Church of Saint-Pierre	Blaignan	12th Century
Caussan Castle	Blaignan	19th century, today a winery
La France Castle	Blaignan	19th century, today a winery
La Gorce Castle	Blaignan	19th century, today a winery
Romefort Castle	Blaignan	17th century, today a winery
Parish Church of Saint Martin	Prignac-en-Médoc	17th century
Bensse Castle	Prignac-en-Médoc	18th century, today a winery
Tartugière Castle	Prignac-en-Médoc	17th century, today a winery
La Tour Prignac Castle	Prignac-en-Médoc	17th century, today a winery

Economy and Infrastructure

Bottles of Bordeaux wines

In addition to the many wineries, there is a manufacturer of confectionery specialties in Blaignan, Noisettine du Médoc .

Blaignan-Prignac is located in the AOC zones of Bordeaux with the appellations Bordeaux (blanc, blanc avec sucres, clairet, claret, rosé, rouge ou claret, supérieur blanc, supérieur rouge) , Crément de Bordeaux (blanc, rosé) and Médoc .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 65

traffic

TransGironde bus

Blaignan-Prignac can be reached via Routes départementales 3, 103E5, 201 and 203

The municipality is connected to other municipalities in the department by a TransGironde bus line .

Web links

Commons : Blaignan-Prignac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Bordeaux wines
• Blaignan candy factory website (French)
• TransGironde bus network website (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ RECUEIL DES ACTES ADMINISTRATIFS SPÉCIAL N ° 33-2018-109 ( fr , PDF) Gironde department. Pp. 3-5. October 23, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
2. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
3. ↑ # CEN_T1 Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Blaignan (33055) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
4. ↑ # CEN_T1 Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Prignac-en-Médoc (33338) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved February 11, 2019.