Podensac
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Podensac (French pronunciation: [pɔdɛ̃sak]; Gascon: Podençac) is a commune in the Gironde department. It is located in the famous Bordeaux wine region in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (southwestern France).
Podensac | |
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The church in Podensac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Podensac | |
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| Coordinates: 44°39′07″N 0°21′15″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Les Landes des Graves |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Mateille[1] |
Area 1 | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,269 |
| • Density | 392/km2 (1,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33327 /33720 |
| Elevation | 2–25 m (6.6–82.0 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,823 | — |
| 1975 | 1,925 | +0.78% |
| 1982 | 2,219 | +2.05% |
| 1990 | 2,261 | +0.23% |
| 1999 | 2,267 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 2,600 | +1.73% |
| 2012 | 2,865 | +1.96% |
| 2017 | 3,215 | +2.33% |
| 2023 | 3,269 | +0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
Economy
- Lillet company (apéritif made of wine and orange liquor). Lillet is famous for being the drink of James Bond in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace films.
- Maison Des Vins de Graves: a winehouse dedicated to the Graves wines.
Main sights
- Château d´eau Le Corbusier, a Swiss-French architect (pioneers of what is now called modern architecture) (http://www.fondationlecorbusier.asso.fr/podensac.htm)
- Château Chavat: a 1917 castle classified in 2006 as a Monument historique (National Heritage Site of France). It is surrounded by a garden labelled as Remarkable Gardens of France.
- Eglise Saint-Vincent: a church classified in 1925 as a Monument historique.
- Mascaret (tidal bore): the mascaret is a phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water in the Gironde estuary that then travels up the Garonne river.
Eglise Saint-Vincent (avr. 2013)
Château Chavat (mars 2012)
Lillet company(avr. 2013)
See also
- Communes of the Gironde department
- http://www.podensac.fr City website (in French)
