Cadaujac

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Cadaujac
Cadaujac coat of arms
Cadaujac (France)
Cadaujac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Bordeaux
Canton La Brède
Community association Montesquieu
Coordinates 44 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 32 ′  W
height 3–36 m
surface 15.33 km 2
Residents 6,097 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 398 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33140
INSEE code
Website mairie-cadaujac.fr

Mairie Cadaujac

Cadaujac is a French town with 6097 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is located in the catchment area of ​​the city of Bordeaux and belongs to the canton of La Brède in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux . Cadaujac is a wine-growing town in the Graves wine region .

geography

Cadaujac is located in southwest France 10 kilometers southeast of Bordeaux, and 8.3 kilometers north of La Brède , the capital of the canton, at an average altitude of 20 meters above sea ​​level . The Mairie stands at a height of 7 meters. Neighboring municipalities of Cadaujac are Villenave-d'Ornon in the north-west, Camblanes-et-Meynac in the north-east, Quinsac in the east and Léognan in the south-west. The municipality has an area of ​​1533 hectares. The village lies on the Garonne . In the Garonne valley, wet meadows are fenced in with bocage . They have been registered as a protected area in the Natura 2000 network since 2006 .

The municipality is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1863 2152 2537 2823 4137 4408 4688 5759
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Culture and sights

Cadaujac is represented with a flower in the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris (National Council of Flowered Cities and Villages). The "flowers" are awarded in the course of a regional competition, whereby a maximum of three flowers can be achieved. You will then be shown on the entrance sign.

Local products

In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for the wines Pessac-Léognan , Crémant de Bordeaux , Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur , Graves and Graves supérieures as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for beef ( Bœuf de Bazas ) , lamb ( Agneau de Pauillac ) Poultry ( Volailles des Landes ) , domestic ducks for foie gras ( Canard à foie gras du Sud-Ouest ) , ham ( Jambon de Bayonne ) and asparagus ( Asperges des sables des Landes ) . Bazas beef comes from Bazadaise cattle .

building

Malleret Castle
Saige Castle

Three buildings in Cadaujac are listed in the additional list of listed buildings .

Malleret Castle was built from 1860 to 1869 on the foundations of an older building. The entrance portal, facades and roof of the main building and the guard house as well as the garden were listed as a historical monument in 1989.

The Maison Droit mansion was built in the 18th century. The entrance was originally on the river. The facades and roofs of the main building and the auxiliary buildings were listed in 1988. The mansion is privately owned.

The Saige Castle was named de Saige after its designer François-Armand, a deputy of the Parlements in Bordeaux. Today it belongs to the city of Cadaujac. The facades and the roof were listed as a historical monument in 1983. The interior of the building has been completely changed, but there is still a door on the first floor with the original decorations.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 429-431.

Web links

Commons : Cadaujac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. FR7200688 - Bocage humide de Cadaujac et Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, accessed on March 6, 2013 (French).
  2. a b La ville de Cadaujac. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved March 6, 2013 (French).
  3. Un label au service de votre qualité de vie. (No longer available online.) Conseil National des Villes et Villages Fleuris, archived from the original on July 30, 2013 ; Retrieved March 6, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cnvvf.fr
  4. Vin Cadaujac. In: Vin-Vigne. Retrieved March 6, 2013 (French).
  5. Boeuf de Bazas. (No longer available online.) In: gastronomie.aquitaine.fr. AAPrA, archived from the original on June 26, 2012 ; Retrieved March 6, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gastronomie.aquitaine.fr
  6. Entry No. 33080 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)