Bourgueil

Bourgueil
A general view of Bourgueil
Coat of arms
Bourgueil
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Bourgueil
Coordinates: 47°16′59″N 0°10′09″E / 47.2831°N 0.1692°E / 47.2831; 0.1692Coordinates: 47°16′59″N 0°10′09″E / 47.2831°N 0.1692°E / 47.2831; 0.1692
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Chinon
Canton	Bourgueil
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Junges
Area1	32.95 km2 (12.72 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	3,924
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	37031 /37140
Elevation	28–117 m (92–384 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Bourgueil is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Bourgueil is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc. Bourgueil wine was mentioned in the works of François Rabelais.

Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute. Or with the cycling-route Loire a vélo.

Bourgueil was the birthplace of:

In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.