Saint-Julien-Beychevelle

Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Commune
The church in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
The church in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
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Saint-Julien-Beychevelle is located in France
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
Coordinates: 45°09′56″N 0°44′21″W / 45.1656°N 0.7392°W / 45.1656; -0.7392
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLesparre-Médoc
CantonLe Nord-Médoc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lucien Bressan[1]
Area
1
16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
616
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33423 /33250
Elevation0–28 m (0–92 ft)
(avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Julien-Beychevelle (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyljɛ̃ bɛʃvɛl]; Gascon: Sent Julian Vaisherèla) is a commune on the left bank of the Garonne estuary in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,165—    
19681,216+4.4%
19751,160−4.6%
19821,006−13.3%
1990873−13.2%
1999798−8.6%
2008701−12.2%

Wine

Main article: Saint-Julien AOC

The village lies 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Bordeaux and is considered by some to be the most underrated of the four major wine growing appellations of the Médoc.

The 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) of vineyards around the villages of St-Julien and Beychevelle produce wine of relative lightness and balance. Its strength stems from the quality of its soil – the characteristic layer of gravel forcing the roots of the vine to go to extra depth to reach its nutrients, as well as retaining additional heat to see it through the cooling winds from the Atlantic away to the west.

St-Julien contains no First Growths but it does have estates ranked as Second, Third and Fourth Growths in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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