Pauillac

This article is about the French commune. For the Appellation d'origine contrôlée, see Pauillac AOC.
Pauillac

Chateau Lafite

Coat of arms
Pauillac

Coordinates: 45°12′00″N 0°44′56″W / 45.1999°N 0.7488°W / 45.1999; -0.7488Coordinates: 45°12′00″N 0°44′56″W / 45.1999°N 0.7488°W / 45.1999; -0.7488
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Lesparre-Médoc
Canton Pauillac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sébastien Hournau
Area1 22.74 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 5,195
 • Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 33544 / 33250
Elevation 0–29 m (0–95 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pauillac (Occitan: Paulhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History

The United States Navy established a naval air station on 1 December 1917 to operate seaplanes during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.[1]

Port

Near the centre of town is a marina with moorings for about 150 boats. 2300m north of this is a floating platform where the very large Airbus A380 wings and fuselage sections are transferred from sea-going RORO ferries to barges. The parts are manufactured in Broughton, UK and Germany. The barges take them through Bordeaux to a dock at Langon and then by oversize road convoy to the assembly plant at Blagnac, Toulouse. See Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit for more details of the transportation.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,858—    
18002,014−29.5%
18062,599+29.0%
18212,640+1.6%
18313,352+27.0%
18363,658+9.1%
18413,805+4.0%
18463,752−1.4%
18513,900+3.9%
18563,727−4.4%
18613,863+3.6%
18663,621−6.3%
18724,222+16.6%
18764,145−1.8%
18814,735+14.2%
1886623−86.8%
18914,564+632.6%
18965,180+13.5%
19016,125+18.2%
19065,914−3.4%
19115,872−0.7%
19215,292−9.9%
19264,650−12.1%
19314,836+4.0%
19365,452+12.7%
19465,367−1.6%
19545,609+4.5%
19625,703+1.7%
19685,640−1.1%
19756,363+12.8%
19826,145−3.4%
19905,670−7.7%
19995,175−8.7%
20085,195+0.4%
Port

Wine

Main article: Pauillac AOC

The commune consists of only 3,000 acres (12 km²) of vineyards in the Haut-Médoc between the villages of Saint-Julien to the south and Saint-Estèphe to the north, but is home to three of Bordeaux's five first-growth wines: Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Latour, and Château Mouton Rothschild.

Selection of Pauillac estates

See also

References

  1. ↑ Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 45.
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