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The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 259,809 in 2020 within its small municipal territory of 49 km 2 (19 sq mi), [8] but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,376,375 that same year (Jan. 2020 census), [7] the sixth-most populated in France after Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, and ...
Bordeaux used to have a significant production of white wines, with Entre-deux-Mers, a primarily white wine area. Unlike the style of dry white Bordeaux favoured today, with almost 100% Sauvignon Blanc and a heavy influence of new oak, the traditional Entre-deux-Mers whites had a high proportion of Semillion and were made in either old oak ...
Map of the Bordeaux regions with most of its appellations shown. The rivers Garonne and Dordogne, and the Gironde estuary are important in defining the various parts of the region. Bordeaux wine (Occitan: vin de Bordèu; French: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne ...
1970 - Bordeaux Segalen University established. [28] 1980 - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine active. [29] 1988 - Bordeaux International School established. 1992 - Socialist Party national congress held in Bordeaux. 1995 - Alain Juppé becomes mayor. [15] 1998 - Some 1998 FIFA World Cup football games held in Bordeaux.
Bordeaux wine regions of Gironde department and its appellations. The wine regions of Bordeaux in France are a large number of wine growing areas, differing widely in size and sometimes overlapping, which lie within the overarching wine region of Bordeaux, centred on the city of Bordeaux and covering the whole area of the Gironde department of Aquitaine.
Pages in category "Bordeaux wine" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... About Wikipedia; Disclaimers; Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct;
Pages in category "Bordeaux" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... About Wikipedia; Disclaimers; Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct;
For the 1855 Paris Exposition, Emperor Napoleon III commissioned the Bordeaux merchants to come out with a ranking of the region's wine estates. The 1855 classification of Bordeaux would become one of the world's most famous rankings of wine estates. Wine was becoming a cornerstone of the French economy and a source of national pride as French ...