Bourg (French pronunciation: [buʁ] ; Occitan: Borg), also informally known as Bourg-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is part of the Côtes de Bourg wine region. Bourg originated as a fortified villa built by the Roman prefect Pontius Paulinus in the 4th century.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,200 —     1800 2,704 −2.38% 1806 2,534 −1.08% 1821 2,233 −0.84% 1831 2,306 +0.32% 1836 2,466 +1.35% 1841 2,564 +0.78% 1846 2,666 +0.78% 1851 2,694 +0.21% 1856 2,687 −0.05% 1861 2,781 +0.69% 1866 2,810 +0.21% 1872 2,735 −0.45% 1876 2,864 +1.16% 1881 2,771 −0.66% 1886 2,734 −0.27% 1891 2,780 +0.33% 1896 2,890 +0.78%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,832 −0.40% 1906 2,688 −1.04% 1911 2,555 −1.01% 1921 2,470 −0.34% 1926 2,334 −1.13% 1931 2,306 −0.24% 1936 2,182 −1.10% 1946 2,057 −0.59% 1954 2,199 +0.84% 1962 2,518 +1.71% 1968 2,560 +0.28% 1975 2,318 −1.41% 1982 2,107 −1.35% 1990 2,158 +0.30% 1999 2,115 −0.22% 2007 2,209 +0.55% 2012 2,141 −0.62% 2017 2,243 +0.94%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Communes of the Gironde department

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