Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues (; oc, Las Luèvias e Tomeiragas) is a
commune
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in the
Gironde department in
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...
in southwestern
France
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. It is sometimes referred to as Les Lèves.
Geography
The closest town is
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (; oc, Senta Fe la Granda) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is on the south bank of the Dordogne.
History
The town was founded in 1076, near a priory where Sainte Foy ...
.
Population
Wine
Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues is in the heart of the easternmost wine growing commune within the Bordeaux appellation.
Univitis which is the largest group of wine producers in Bordeaux and southwestern France, is based in the village. Univitis owns most of the vineyards around the village, and in size makes up half of the commune.
There are also a number of independent wine producers based in the village, such as
Chateau La Tour de Chollet.
See also
*
Communes of the Gironde department
The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...]
References
External links
www.les-leves.com A website with photographs and current affairs about Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues, by a resident photographer.Univitis home page (English language)
Communes of Gironde
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