Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc | |
| Canton | Le Nord-Médoc | |
| Community association | Médoc Coeur de Presqu'île | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 44 ′ W | |
| height | 0-28 m | |
| surface | 16.30 km 2 | |
| Residents | 595 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33250 | |
| INSEE code | 33423 | |
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle is a wine-growing community with 595 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Médoc in southwestern France.
The municipality is located 50 kilometers northwest of Bordeaux on the Gironde . It consists of two settlements, Saint-Julien in the north and Beychevelle in the south and is on average twelve meters above sea level. d. M.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1165 | 1216 | 1160 | 1006 | 873 | 798 | 683 | 595 |
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Viticulture
Saint-Julien's wine , which has its own Contrôlée appellation , is one of the most famous Bordeaux reds.
Attractions
- Saint-Julien church
- The numerous wine-growing businesses with their châteaus are also worth seeing . Architecturally , Château Beychevelle , built in 1757 on the site of a medieval fortress, is the most important.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1025-1028.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Julien-Beychevelle - collection of images, videos and audio files
