Cantenac
Part of Margaux-Cantenac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Location of Cantenac
45°01′45″N 0°39′09″W / 45.0292°N 0.6525°W / 45.0292; -0.6525
1
(2017)[1]
33460
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
Cantenac (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tnak]) is a former commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Margaux-Cantenac.[2] It is located near Bordeaux.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1962 | 900 | — |
1968 | 1,054 | +17.1% |
1975 | 1,125 | +6.7% |
1982 | 1,300 | +15.6% |
1990 | 1,197 | −7.9% |
1999 | 1,179 | −1.5% |
2008 | 1,269 | +7.6% |
Wine
Situated on the Left bank of the Gironde in the region Haut-Médoc, the area is home to many wineries, however following a law of 1954, Cantenac wines fall under the Margaux AOC, as there is no appreciable difference between the two communes.[3] The chateaux of Cantenac that were ranked at the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 are:
- Château Brane-Cantenac
- Château Kirwan
- Château d'Issan
- Château Palmer
- Château Boyd-Cantenac
- Château Cantenac-Brown
- Château Prieuré-Lichine
- Château Pouget
See also
References
External links
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