Léognan

Léognan
Town hall
Coat of arms
Léognan
Location within Aquitaine region Léognan
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
Canton	La Brède
Intercommunality	Montesquieu
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Fath
Area1	41.43 km2 (16.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	9,021
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33238 / 33850
Elevation	13–62 m (43–203 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Léognan is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,674	—
1968	3,044	+13.8%
1975	5,141	+68.9%
1982	7,737	+50.5%
1990	8,008	+3.5%
1999	8,269	+3.3%
2008	9,021	+9.1%

Its inhabitants are called Léognanais.

Wine

It is located in the Graves area of the Bordeaux county, known for its red wine (Pessac-Léognan appellation):

• Château Haut-Bailly
• Domaine de Chevalier
• Château de Fieuzal
• Château Olivier
• Château Carbonnieux
• Château Malartic Lagravière

The processing plant for Cacolac has been located here since 2000.

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE