Pauillac (French pronunciation: [pojak]; Occitan: Paulhac) is a municipality in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

[4] The town is situated on the famous "Route des châteaux" or road "D2" which runs through the centre of the prestigious wine appellations.

It is served by the TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional rail network and operated by the French national railway company SNCF.

In 1896, the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique built a terminal at Pauillac, Trompeloup, on which four cruise ships could dock at a time.

[6] Sailors and boaters may have to wait for a couple of hours before entering or leaving the port due to the tide and its high coefficients.

On the stele can be read in French: "From here on March 25, 1777, embarked Marie Joseph Paul Yves Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, with the hope of joining the Americas."

In April 1815, after trying to rally Royalist forces against Napoleon during the Hundred Days, the Duchess of Angoulême embarked for exile at Pauillac.

In December 1917, the United States Navy established a naval air station to operate seaplanes during World War I.

[8] In May 1940, an interim occupation authority was established by Nazi Germany in France's so-called zone occupée, so that Pauillac was occupied like most parts of the western half of Aquitaine along the Atlantic coast.

It offers a bistro, fine bakery and grocery store, shops and bike workshop arranged around the central square.

[9] Pauillac is the sponsor city of the schooner "Belle Poule", training ship of the French Navy and the Medoc Squadron of Air Force Base 106.

Extending over several kilometres alongside the estuary, reed beds have flourished and constitute a natural habitat for many plant and animal species.

In the more urbanized areas in Pauillac, the reed beds are mown once a year to allow local inhabitants to enjoy the view over the estuary.