Bourg, Gironde

Bourg
The town hall in Bourg
Location of Bourg
Bourg
Bourg
Coordinates: 45°02′27″N 0°33′22″W / 45.0408°N 0.5561°W / 45.0408; -0.5561
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBlaye
CantonL'Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Joly[1]
Area
1
10.54 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,244
 • Density212.9/km2 (551.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33067 /33710
Elevation1–81 m (3.3–265.7 ft)
(avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bourg (French pronunciation: [buʁ] ; Occitan: Borg), also informally known as Bourg-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is part of the Côtes de Bourg wine region. Bourg originated as a fortified villa built by the Roman prefect Pontius Paulinus in the 4th century.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Jullian, Camille (1893). Ausone et Bordeaux. Bordeaux: Imprimerie G. Gounouilhou. pp. 128–9.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bourg, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE