Cantenac

Cantenac
Location of Cantenac
Cantenac is located in France
Cantenac
Cantenac
Location within France
Cantenac is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cantenac
Cantenac
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°01′45″N 0°39′09″W / 45.0292°N 0.6525°W / 45.0292; -0.6525
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
 • Density96.42/km2 (249.7/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.

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962900—    
19681,054+2.67%
19751,125+0.94%
19821,300+2.09%
19901,197−1.03%
19991,179−0.17%
20171,375+0.86%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[1]

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.[4] The chateaux of Cantenac that were ranked at the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 are:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2016 (in French)
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cantenac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. 1969, p.419.