Bourgueil
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Bourgueil ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Population
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Bourgueil wine
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Bourgueil is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc. Bourgueil wine was mentioned in the works of François Rabelais.
Transportation
Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute, a nearby railway line and the cycling-route, Loire a vélo.
Personalities
Bourgueil was the birthplace of:
- Moses Amyraut (1596–1664), Protestant theologian and metaphysician
- Antoine Brutus Menier (1795–1853), chocolatier
- Jean Carmet (1920–1994), actor
In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.
See also
References
External links
- Tourist office website (in French)
- Haut-de-la-Gardière