Listrac-Médoc

Listrac-Médoc
Listrac-Médoc
Commune
	The church in Listrac-Médoc
	Location of Listrac-Médoc
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	Coordinates: 45°04′29″N 0°47′24″W / 45.0747°N 0.79°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Lesparre-Médoc
Canton	Le Sud-Médoc
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Médulienne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Priollaud
Area 1	61.9 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,796
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33248 /33480
Elevation	9–44 m (30–144 ft) ; (avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Listrac-Médoc is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is situated in the Médoc on the Route nationale 215, between Bordeaux and Le Verdon-sur-Mer.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,284	—
1968	1,328	+3.4%
1975	1,319	−0.7%
1982	1,521	+15.3%
1990	1,821	+19.7%
1999	1,854	+1.8%
2008	2,242	+20.9%

Wine

Lying 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the city of Bordeaux, the village is best known as one of the six appellations of the great wine-growing regions of the Médoc. In a region where a mere 20 metres (70 ft) can be the difference between a great wine and an average one, its distance from the beneficial effect of the Garonne means that its wines are not as highly rated as those of the other appellations. Nonetheless it is home to many vineyards whose blends of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc can age over a long period.