Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (, literally ''Saint-Nicolas of
Bourgueil'') is a
commune in the
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River
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department
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in central
France
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This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such as Chenonceaux
Chenonceaux () is a commune in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, and the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.
It is situated in the valley of the river Cher, a tributary of the Loire, about 26 km (16 mi) east of Tours and on ...
, Villandry
Villandry () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Château de Villandry is located there.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department
The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Ind ...
, etc. The commune is home to a wine appellation
An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...
, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a French wine ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) in the Loire valley on the right bank of the river Loire. The AOC was created by a decree on July 31, 1937, covering about 800 hectares in the commune of Sain ...
.
Geography
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated between Angers, Tours
Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...
and Chinon
Chinon () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
The traditional province around Chinon, Touraine, became a favorite resort of French kings and their nobles beginning in the late 15th and early 16th centuri ...
.
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
The July Monarchy (french: Monarchie de Juillet), officially the Kingdom of France (french: Royaume de France), was a liberal constitutional monarchy in France under , starting on 26 July 1830, with the July Revolution of 1830, and ending 23 F ...
(1830-1848).
Population
Its inhabitants are called the ''Saint-nicolaisiens'' in French.
Personalities
Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard
Pierre de Ronsard (; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet or, as his own generation in France called him, a "prince of poets".
Early life
Pierre de Ronsard was born at the Manoir de la Possonnière, in the village of C ...
, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.
References
External links
Domaine de Haut-de-la-Gardière, wine estate
Postcards of the village
Communes of Indre-et-Loire
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