Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [buʁɡœj] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,280 —     1800 3,179 −0.45% 1806 3,200 +0.11% 1821 3,320 +0.25% 1831 3,556 +0.69% 1836 3,600 +0.25% 1841 3,493 −0.60% 1846 3,485 −0.05% 1851 3,405 −0.46% 1856 3,400 −0.03% 1861 3,416 +0.09% 1866 3,381 −0.21% 1872 3,304 −0.38% 1876 3,310 +0.05% 1881 3,207 −0.63% 1886 3,274 +0.41% 1891 3,143 −0.81% 1896 3,102 −0.26%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,063 −0.25% 1906 2,989 −0.49% 1911 2,850 −0.95% 1921 2,512 −1.25% 1926 2,563 +0.40% 1931 2,488 −0.59% 1936 2,456 −0.26% 1946 2,551 +0.38% 1954 2,602 +0.25% 1962 3,093 +2.18% 1968 3,631 +2.71% 1975 3,620 −0.04% 1982 4,136 +1.92% 1990 4,001 −0.41% 1999 4,109 +0.30% 2007 3,909 −0.62% 2012 3,884 −0.13% 2017 3,923 +0.20%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

Bourgueil is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Loire Valley region, and produces primarily red wine from the grape variety Cabernet Franc. Bourgueil wine was mentioned in the works of François Rabelais.

Bourgueil is served by the A85 autoroute, a nearby railway line and the cycling-route, Loire a vélo.

Bourgueil was the birthplace of:

• Moses Amyraut (1596–1664), Protestant theologian and metaphysician
• Antoine Brutus Menier (1795–1853), chocolatier
• Jean Carmet (1920–1994), actor

In Acadian Genealogy, Bourgueil is notable as the birthplace of Guillaume Trahan.

• Loire Valley (wine)
• Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department

• Tourist office website (in French)
• Haut-de-la-Gardière