Podensac

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Country France Department Gironde Population (2008) 2,609 Area 8.34 km² Arrondissement Langon		Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Canton Podensac Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Wednesday 11:02 AM

Weather 11°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 79% Humidity

Podensac is a commune in the Gironde department. It is located in the famous Bordeaux wine region in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (southwestern France).

Map of 33720 Podensac, France

Le mascaret podensac

Geography

Podensac is located within the Graves vineyards, on the left bank of the Garonne river, 30 km (19 mi) southeast from Bordeaux and 15 km (9 mi) northwest from Langon.

Population

At the January 2011 census, there were 2,731 inhabitants in the commune.

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.

References

Podensac Wikipedia

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