Bourg, Gironde

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]

Bourg
Commune
The town hall in Bourg
The town hall in Bourg
Coat of arms of Bourg
Coat of arms
Location of Bourg
Bourg is located in France
Bourg
Bourg
Bourg is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bourg
Bourg
Coordinates: 45°02′27″N 0°33′22″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBlaye
CantonL'Estuaire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Joly[1]
Area
1
10.54 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,303
 • Density220/km2 (570/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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,200—    
1800 2,704−2.38%
1806 2,534−1.08%
1821 2,233−0.84%
1831 2,306+0.32%
1836 2,466+1.35%
1841 2,564+0.78%
1846 2,666+0.78%
1851 2,694+0.21%
1856 2,687−0.05%
1861 2,781+0.69%
1866 2,810+0.21%
1872 2,735−0.45%
1876 2,864+1.16%
1881 2,771−0.66%
1886 2,734−0.27%
1891 2,780+0.33%
1896 2,890+0.78%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,832−0.40%
1906 2,688−1.04%
1911 2,555−1.01%
1921 2,470−0.34%
1926 2,334−1.13%
1931 2,306−0.24%
1936 2,182−1.10%
1946 2,057−0.59%
1954 2,199+0.84%
1962 2,518+1.71%
1968 2,560+0.28%
1975 2,318−1.41%
1982 2,107−1.35%
1990 2,158+0.30%
1999 2,115−0.22%
2007 2,209+0.55%
2012 2,141−0.62%
2017 2,243+0.94%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  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 en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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