Pauillac
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Pauillac |
| Mayor | Sébastien Hournau (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–29 m (0–95 ft) (avg. 6 m/20 ft) |
| Land area1 | 22.74 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,195 (2008) |
| - Density | 228 /km2 (590 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33544/ 33250 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 45°12′00″N 0°44′56″W / 45.1999°N 0.7488°W
Pauillac (Occitan: Paulhac) is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 2858 | 2014 | 2599 | 2640 | 3352 | 3658 | 3805 | 3752 | 3900 | 3727 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 3863 | 3621 | 4222 | 4145 | 4735 | 4623 | 4564 | 5180 | 6125 | 5914 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 5872 | 5292 | 4650 | 4836 | 5452 | 5367 | 5609 | 5703 | 5640 | 6363 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 6145 | 5670 | 5175 | 5195 |
[edit] Wine
The commune consists of only 3000 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.
[edit] 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
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