Margaux
former commune in Gironde, France
Margaux is a former commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Margaux-Cantenac.[1]
Margaux | |
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Part of Margaux-Cantenac | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Margaux  | |
  Margaux  Margaux | |
| Coordinates: 45°02′31″N 0°40′32″W / 45.0419°N 0.6756°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
| Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
| Commune | Margaux-Cantenac |
| Area 1 | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 33460 |
| Elevation | 1–23 m (3.3–75.5 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. | |
The village is in the Haut Médoc wine making region on the left bank of the Garonne estuary. It is northwest of the city of Bordeaux.
References
change- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2016 (in French)
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