Listrac-Médoc

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Listrac-Médoc

(2020–2026) Aurélie Teixeira^[1]Area

61.9 km² (23.9 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,796 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

33248 /33480

Elevation9–44 m (30–144 ft)
(avg. 39 m or 128 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Listrac-Médoc (French pronunciation: [listʁak medɔk]; Occitan: Listrac de Medòc) is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is situated in the Médoc on the Route nationale 215, between Bordeaux and Le Verdon-sur-Mer.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,328	—
1975	1,319	−0.10%
1982	1,521	+2.06%
1990	1,821	+2.28%
1999	1,854	+0.20%
2007	2,185	+2.07%
2012	2,542	+3.07%
2017	2,764	+1.69%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Wine

Lying 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of the city of Bordeaux, the village is best known as one of the six appellations of the great wine-growing regions of the Médoc. In a region where a mere 20 metres (70 ft) can be the difference between a great wine and an average one, its distance from the beneficial effect of the Garonne means that its wines are not as highly rated as those of the other appellations. Nonetheless, it is home to many vineyards whose blends of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc can age over a long period.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE