Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də buʁɡœj] ⓘ, literally Saint-Nicolas of Bourgueil) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

[3] This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such as Chenonceaux, Villandry, etc.

The old ecclesia Sancti Nicolai, mentioned in 1208, was situated in the North-east of the present cemetery of Bourgueil.

The current village centre of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil was built during the July Monarchy (1830-1848).

Marie Dupin, a conquest of Pierre de Ronsard, lived in the Port Guyer (part of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil) all her life.