Commune of Bourgueil
Location
Longitude	00°10'09" E
Latitude	47°16'59" N
Administration
Country	France
Région	Centre
Département	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Bourgueil
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du pays de Bourgueil
Statistics
Altitude	28 m - 117 m (avg. 42 m)
Land area¹	32.95 km²
Population² (1999)	4,109
-Density (1999)	125/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	37031/ 37140
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

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Notable births

Bourgueil was the birthplace of:

• Moses Amyraut (1596-1664), Protestant theologian and metaphysician
• Antoine Brutus Menier (1795-1853), chocolatier
• Jean Carmet (1920-1994), actor

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See also

• French wine

France is one of the oldest wine producing regions of Europe. ...

External link

• Tourist office website (in French)

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