Cantenac

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.

Cantenac
Location of Cantenac
Cantenac is located in France
Cantenac
Cantenac
Cantenac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cantenac
Cantenac
Coordinates: 45°01′45″N 0°39′09″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLesparre-Médoc
CantonLe Sud-Médoc
CommuneMargaux-Cantenac
Area
1
14.26 km2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
1,375
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
33460
Elevation1–22 m (3.3–72.2 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 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.±%
1962900    
19681,054+17.1%
19751,125+6.7%
19821,300+15.6%
19901,197−7.9%
19991,179−1.5%
20081,269+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:

See also

References

  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2016 (in French)
  3. Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. 1969, p.419.


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