Margaux
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| local community | Margaux-Cantenac | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 3 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 33460 | |
| Former INSEE code | 33268 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
.JPG) Entrance from the south-east |
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Margaux was a French commune in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine with last 1,541 inhabitants (1 January 2013). It belonged to the Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the canton of Le Sud-Médoc (until 2015 the canton of Castelnau-de-Médoc ). Margaux is a part of the municipality of Margaux-Cantenac .
On January 1, 2017, the municipality of Margaux merged with Cantenac to form the new municipality of Margaux-Cantenac.
geography
Margaux is located on the hill above the Gironde , which arises around four kilometers away from the confluence of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers .
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1,411 | 1,466 | 1,420 | 1,360 | 1,387 | 1,338 | 1,391 | 1 479 | 1,541 |
economy
Most of the vineyards are located between the village and the river. The Margaux wine-growing region has its own wine appellation . The Haut-Médoc wine-growing region has belonged to the Premier Crus since it was classified in 1855 and is one of its best-known representatives. The core cell of wine production is Château Margaux .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, 2 volumes, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 552–554.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population development in Margaux on the INSEE website , accessed on April 10, 2011.