Pauillac
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  Pauillac | ||
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Location within Aquitaine region  Pauillac | ||
| Coordinates: 45°12′00″N 0°44′56″W / 45.1999°N 0.7488°WCoordinates: 45°12′00″N 0°44′56″W / 45.1999°N 0.7488°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| 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) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33544 / 33250 | |
| Elevation |
0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Pauillac (Occitan: Paulhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in 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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,858 | — |
| 1800 | 2,014 | −29.5% |
| 1806 | 2,599 | +29.0% |
| 1821 | 2,640 | +1.6% |
| 1831 | 3,352 | +27.0% |
| 1836 | 3,658 | +9.1% |
| 1841 | 3,805 | +4.0% |
| 1846 | 3,752 | −1.4% |
| 1851 | 3,900 | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 3,727 | −4.4% |
| 1861 | 3,863 | +3.6% |
| 1866 | 3,621 | −6.3% |
| 1872 | 4,222 | +16.6% |
| 1876 | 4,145 | −1.8% |
| 1881 | 4,735 | +14.2% |
| 1886 | 623 | −86.8% |
| 1891 | 4,564 | +632.6% |
| 1896 | 5,180 | +13.5% |
| 1901 | 6,125 | +18.2% |
| 1906 | 5,914 | −3.4% |
| 1911 | 5,872 | −0.7% |
| 1921 | 5,292 | −9.9% |
| 1926 | 4,650 | −12.1% |
| 1931 | 4,836 | +4.0% |
| 1936 | 5,452 | +12.7% |
| 1946 | 5,367 | −1.6% |
| 1954 | 5,609 | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 5,703 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 5,640 | −1.1% |
| 1975 | 6,363 | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 6,145 | −3.4% |
| 1990 | 5,670 | −7.7% |
| 1999 | 5,175 | −8.7% |
| 2008 | 5,195 | +0.4% |
Wine
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
- Château d'Armailhac
- Château Clerc-Milon
- Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
- Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse
- Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
- Château Haut-Bages-Liberal
- Château Haut-Batailley
- Château Lafite Rothschild
- Château Latour
- Château Lynch-Bages
- Château Mouton Rothschild
- Château Pedesclaux
- Château Pichon Longueville Baron
- Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
- Château Pontet-Canet
See also
References
- ↑ Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 45.
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