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Pauillac
Chateau Lafite
Chateau Lafite
Coat of arms of Pauillac
Location of Pauillac
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLesparre-Médoc
CantonPauillac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sébastien Hournau
Area
1
22.74 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
5,195
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33544 /33250
Elevation0–29 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.

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

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.