Podensac (; oc-gsc, Podençac) is a

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in the Gironde department. It is located in the famous

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

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region in

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(southwestern

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Geography

Podensac is located within the

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s, on the left bank of the

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river, 30 km (19 mi) southeast from

and 15 km (9 mi) northwest from Langon. Podensac station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.

Population

Twin towns

* Morengo ( Lombardy,

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; since 2018)

Economy

Lillet Lillet () is a French wine-based aperitif from Podensac. Classed as an aromatised wine within EU law, it is a blend of 85% Bordeaux region wines ( Semillon for the Blanc and for the Rosé, Merlot for the Rouge) and 15% macerated liqueurs, m ...

company ( apéritif made of wine and orange liquor). Lillet is famous for being the drink of James Bond in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace films. *Maison Des Vins de Graves: a winehouse dedicated to the Graves wines.

Main sights

*Château d´eau Le Corbusier, a Swiss-French architect (pioneers of what is now called

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) (http://www.fondationlecorbusier.asso.fr/podensac.htm) *Château Chavat: a 1917 castle classified in 2006 as a Monument historique (National Heritage Site of France). It is surrounded by a garden labelled as

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. *Eglise Saint-Vincent: a church classified in 1925 as a Monument historique. *Mascaret (

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): the mascaret is a phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water in the Gironde estuary that then travels up the

river. Podensac Église Saint-Vincent 01.jpg, Eglise Saint-Vincent ''(avr. 2013)'' Podensac Château Chavat 02.jpg, Château Chavat ''(mars 2012)'' Podensac Lillet 01.jpg,

company''(avr. 2013)''

Geography

Population

Twin towns

Economy

Main sights

See also