Castelnau-de-Médoc
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc | |
| Community association | Médullienne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 0 ° 48 ′ W | |
| height | 14-47 m | |
| surface | 23.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,778 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 200 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33480 | |
| INSEE code | 33104 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-castelnau-medoc.fr | |
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Castelnau-de-Medoc is a French municipality with 4778 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The place belongs to the canton Le Sud-Médoc .
geography
Castelnau-de-Médoc is located about 30 kilometers northwest of Bordeaux , in the Médoc countryside . Neighboring municipalities are: Avensan , Moulis-en-Médoc , Sainte-Hélène and Salaunes .
history
In the Middle Ages, the area was ruled by the Counts of Armagnac . The local high medieval castle was destroyed in 1789 and local houses were built with the stones from the ruins. Earlier place names such as Castel-Novo also come from this castle, the current place name dates from 1957.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1388 | 1573 | 2148 | 2621 | 2773 | 3185 | 3728 | 4778 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jacques church
- Wash house
- One kilometer away is the Château du Foulon , a castle built in the 19th century.
economy
The place is located in the Haut-Médoc wine-growing region . Thanks to its status as an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short), viticulture is of great economic importance here.
Partner municipality
- Bad Sachsa , ( Lower Saxony ) in Germany , since 1973
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 535-537.
