Margaux
Sign in to saveMargaux (; ) 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Margaux-Cantenac
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,455
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Margaux
- French commune.image
- Margaux Eglise.jpg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Margaux (Gironde).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lesparre-Médoc
- French commune.canton
- Le Sud-Médoc
- French commune.commune
- Margaux-Cantenac
- French commune.INSEE
- 33268
- French commune.postal code
- 33460
- French commune.elevation m
- 16
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1
- French commune.elevation max m
- 23
- French commune.area km2
- 7.36
- French commune.population
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 31 December 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Margaux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc
- Population
- +1541
- Area
- +7.36
- Elevation
- +10
- Shares border with
- Soussans
- Official website
- www.mairie-margaux.fr
- Image
- Margaux (panneau).JPG
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6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Wines
- Cultural references
- See also
- References
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.
==Geography== The village lies in the Haut Médoc wine making region on the left bank of the Garonne estuary, northwest of the city of Bordeaux.