Margaux
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 | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Lesparre-Médoc |
Canton | Le Sud-Médoc |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 1–23 m (3.3–75.5 ft) (avg. 16 m/52 ft) |
Land area1 | 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33268/ 33460 |
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
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2016 (in French)