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Lesparre-Médoc is a commune of the Gironde ''département'', in France. In the High Middle Ages it was called ''Lesparra'' in Occitan and was the site of castle. The troubadour Aimeric de Belenoi was born (...)

Vendays-Montalivet is a commune of the Gironde ''département'' in (...)

The Médoc is a French wine growing region, consisting of the area in the ''département'' of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Its name comes from ''(Pagus) Medullicus'', or "country of the ''Medulli''", the local Celtic tribe. The region owes its economic success mainly to its production of red wine; it is home to around 1,500 vineyards (...)