Médoc
The Médoc is a region of France, well known as a wine growing region, located in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, northwest of Bordeaux.
- Type: Region
- Description: small peninsular region of the south bank of the Gironde
- Also known as: “Haut-Medoc”, “Haut-Médoc”, and “Médoc AOC”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lacanau and Carcans.
Lacanau
Village
Carcans
Village
Médoc
- Categories: parçan of Occitania, historical province of France, and peninsula
- Location: Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45° north
Longitude
-1° or 1° west
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
8CQX2222+22
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Médoc” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Médoc”
- Breton: “Médoc”
- Catalan: “Medòc”
- Central Kurdish: “مێدۆک”
- Chinese: “梅多克”
- Czech: “Médoc”
- Danish: “Medoc”
- Danish: “Médoc”
- Dutch: “Médoc”
- Esperanto: “Médoc”
- French: “Médoc”
- German: “Médoc”
- Hebrew: “מדוק”
- Indonesian: “Médoc, Gironde”
- Indonesian: “Médoc”
- Irish: “Médoc”
- Italian: “Médoc”
- Japanese: “メドック”
- Korean: “메도크”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Medoc”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Medòc”
- Ossetian: “Медок”
- Polish: “Médoc”
- Russian: “Медок”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Médoc”
- Spanish: “Médoc”
- Swedish: “Médoc”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Méogas and Méjos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bois de Semignan and Bois de Janton.
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Worth a closer look: Bordeaux and Arcachon.
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