Preignac
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Langon | |
Canton | Les Landes des Graves | |
Community association | Convergence Garonne | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 35 ′ N , 0 ° 18 ′ W | |
height | 2-59 m | |
surface | 13.26 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,140 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 161 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 33210 | |
INSEE code | 33337 | |
Preignac |
Preignac is a French commune in with 2,140 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine approximately 40 kilometers southeast of Bordeaux area.
wine growing
Preignac is known for its excellent noble sweet white wines and belongs to the Sauternes growing region in Bordeaux . The small river Ciron flows through the cultivation area, the cold spring water of which flows into the warmer waters of the Garonne and forms fog in autumn , which offers the best opportunities for the noble rot fungus Botrytis cinerea to increase the sugar content of the grapes . (→ must weight )
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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2184 | 2227 | 2096 | 1958 | 1992 | 2026 | 2138 | 2140 |
Source for population development
Attractions
- Château de Malle , a 17th century winery with a lovely garden
- Château Suduiraut , well-known winery that produces noble sweet white wines
- Saint-Vincent church with an organ renovated by Bernard Cogez in 2005
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Preignac
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1141-1149.
Web links
Commons : Preignac - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Preignac on the Insee website
- ^ Orgue de Preignac, Église Saint-Vincent - ADOR.A. Retrieved April 10, 2017 (French).