Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

(2020–2026) Sébastien Berger^[1]Area

36.45 km² (14.07 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,110 • Density30/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

37228 /37500

Elevation26–116 m (85–381 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də buʁɡœj] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Nicolas of Bourgueil) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.^[3]

This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such as Chenonceaux, Villandry, etc. The commune is home to a wine appellation, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC.

Geography

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated between Angers, Tours and Chinon.

History

The old ecclesia Sancti Nicolai, mentioned in 1208, was situated in the North-east of the present cemetery of Bourgueil.

In 1790–1794, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil annexed the former commune of La Taille. The current village centre of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil was built during the July Monarchy (1830-1848).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,273	—
1975	1,173	−1.16%
1982	1,116	−0.71%
1990	1,176	+0.66%
1999	1,194	+0.17%
2007	1,232	+0.39%
2012	1,145	−1.45%
2017	1,109	−0.64%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Its inhabitants are called the Saint-nicolaisiens in French.

Personalities

Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE