Tabanac
Tabanac is a French wine-growing municipality in the Gironde department in the region of Aquitaine. It lies in the catchment area of the city of Bordeaux, in the canton in the Arrondissement Bordeaux Creon. While Tabanac in 1962 still had 536 inhabitants, is one you currently 1060 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011). The vineyards of Tabanac among the appellations Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux and Cadillac.
Geography
Tabanac located in the southwest of France in the Entre deux Mers countryside on the Garonne, 19 km east of Bordeaux, the seat of the prefecture of the department and the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement, 8.1 km south-west of Creon, the main town of the canton, and 5.6 kilometers southeast of Paillet, the capital of the Association of Municipalities Vallon de l' Artolie to an average height of 49 meters above sea level. The Mairie stands at a height of 76 meters. Neighboring communities of Tabanac are Baurech in the West, Haux in the northeast, Le Tourne in the southeast and Beautirans in the southwest. The municipality has an area of 800 hectares.
The municipality is one of the type Cfb climate zone ( Köppen and Geiger after ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.
History
The municipal area were evidence of settlements from the Neolithic period ( 5500-2200 BC) and from the Gallo -Roman period (52 BC to 486 AD) found. At the cemetery, a marble sarcophagus dating from the 6th century was discovered. Which proves that the cemetery must have been in existence at that time.
From the 11th century was the seat of a Tabanac Seigneurie. The territory was divided into several fiefs in the Middle Ages and was under the Prévôté Entre -deux -Mers.
Culture and sights
The Tower of Camail was built in the 17th century. Its local name is tour du Telegraph ( Telegraph Tower ) because he claimed in 1834 for the telegraph service on the route Bordeaux - was used Narbonne - Agen - Toulouse.
The medieval parish church of Notre -Dame was built in 1874 replaced by neo-Gothic building. The Rectory dates from the 18th century.
The Renon castle was built in the 19th century on the foundations of a seigneurial castle from the 17th century. It is privately owned. The farmhouse of the lock is obtained. The farm buildings date from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The manor Saint Aignan was built in the 17th century. It is a mansion in Lieu- dit Armaing (actually d' Armaing ) and is privately owned.
The castle Sentout from the 17th century is privately owned and used for tourism.