Moulis-en-Médoc
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc | |
| Community association | Médullienne | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 4 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ W | |
| height | 6–42 m | |
| surface | 20.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,830 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 89 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33480 | |
| INSEE code | 33297 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-moulis-medoc.fr/ | |
Moulis-en-Médoc is a French commune in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine with 1,830 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc and the canton of Le Sud-Médoc (until 2015: canton of Castelnau-de-Médoc ).
geography
Moulis-en-Médoc is located about 28 kilometers northwest of Bordeaux near the estuary of the Gironde . Moulis-en-Médoc is surrounded by the neighboring communities Listrac-Médoc in the north and west, Lamarque in the north and north-east, Arcins in the north-east, Soussans in the east, Avensan in the south and east, Castelnau-de-Médoc in the south and south-west and Saint- Hélène in the southwest.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 911 | 972 | 1,016 | 1,208 | 1,326 | 1,366 | 1,596 | 1,830 |
Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin church, built on an early Christian site, monument historique since 1846
- Maucaillou Castle, now a wine museum
- Pey Berland Castle
- numerous other wineries
- Wash house
Saint-Saturnin Church
Maucaillou Castle
Pey Berland Castle
Poujeau Castle
economy
Moulis-en-Médoc, especially the core town of Moulis, is located in the Médoc wine-growing region . The wines of the Moulis (Haut-Médoc) appellation are of particularly high quality.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 554-561.
