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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də buʁɡœj] (listen), literally Saint-Nicolas of Bourgueil) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.[2]

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
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Coordinates: 47°17′06″N 0°07′36″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Langeais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Berger
Area 1	36.45 km2 (14.07 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,095
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	37228 /37500
Elevation	26–116 m (85–381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such as Chenonceaux, Villandry, etc. The commune is home to a wine appellation, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC.

Geography

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated between Angers, Tours and Chinon.

History

The old ecclesia Sancti Nicolai, mentioned in 1208,was situated in the North-east of the present cemetery of Bourgueil.

In 1790–1794, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil annexed the former commune of La Taille. The current village centre of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil was built during the July Monarchy (1830-1848).

Population

Its inhabitants are called the Saint-nicolaisiens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1794 1,680 —     1800 1,629 −3.0% 1806 1,815 +11.4% 1820 1,829 +0.8% 1831 2,104 +15.0% 1836 2,031 −3.5% 1841 1,987 −2.2% 1846 1,957 −1.5% 1851 1,974 +0.9% 1856 1,954 −1.0% 1861 1,910 −2.3% 1866 1,907 −0.2% 1872 1,868 −2.0% 1876 1,790 −4.2% 1881 1,736 −3.0% 1886 1,678 −3.3% 1891 1,678 +0.0% 1896 1,658 −1.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,573 −5.1% 1906 1,536 −2.4% 1911 1,440 −6.2% 1921 1,345 −6.6% 1926 1,350 +0.4% 1931 1,214 −10.1% 1936 1,239 +2.1% 1946 1,195 −3.6% 1954 1,270 +6.3% 1962 1,319 +3.9% 1968 1,273 −3.5% 1975 1,173 −7.9% 1982 1,116 −4.9% 1990 1,176 +5.4% 1999 1,194 +1.5% 2006 1,219 +2.1% 2009 1,196 −1.9%

Personalities

Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Domaine de Haut-de-la-Gardière, wine estate
• Postcards of the village

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