Macau (Gironde)

Macau
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	Le Sud-Médoc
Community association	Médoc Estuaire
Coordinates	45 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 37 ′  W
height	0-26 m
surface	19.56 km 2
Residents	4,225 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	216 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	33460
INSEE code	33262
Website	http://www.ville-macau.fr/
Macau City Hall

Macau is a French municipality with 4225 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Bordeaux and the canton of Le Sud-Médoc . The inhabitants are called Macaudais .

geography

Macau is located north of Bordeaux in the Médoc region at the mouth of the Garonne River . Macau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Margaux-Cantenac in the north, Bayon-sur-Gironde in the northeast, Ambès in the east, Ludon-Médoc in the south, Le Pian-Médoc in the southwest, Arsac in the west and Labarde in the northwest.

Macau is located in the Haut-Médoc wine region .

history

The settlement has existed since Gallo-Roman times. Remnants of a Roman road have been found in the small town of Gironville. In the 9th century the place was destroyed by the Normans. In 1027 a document recorded that William V of Poitiers donated the Saint-Marie church and the Île Macau to the monastery of Saint-Croix in Bordeaux.

Number of inhabitants
(source: INSEE)

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	1,801	2.017	2,065	2,349	2,648	2,890	3,196	3,530

Attractions

Notre-Dame church

• Notre-Dame church from the 12th century with the preserved bell tower, monument historique since 1893
• Plaisance Castle from the 18th century, monument historique since 1998
• Gironville Castle, former winery
• Cantemerle Castle, winery
• Memorial to the dead of wars
• Île Macau, river island at the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne in the Gironde

Plaisance Castle

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 181-182.

Web links

Commons : Macau  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Macau on the INSEE page  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.