Bourg, Gironde

Bourg (French pronunciation:; Occitan: Borg), also informally known as Bourg-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Girondedepartment in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is part of the Côtes de Bourg wine region. Bourg originated as a fortified villa built by the Roman prefect Pontius Paulinus in the 4th century.