Libourne

**Libourne** (;  ) is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.

It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, both known for their wines.

## History
Libourne was created as a bastide by Roger de Leybourne in 1270. The original name of *Leybourne* changed to the present *Libourne*. Its original aim was to be a port to ship wine of the Dordogne valley to England.

## Geography
Libourne is at the confluence of the Isle and Dordogne rivers. The city is at about  from Bordeaux and  from Arcachon.

It has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

Libourne is surrounded by the *communes* Les Billaux, Lalande-de-Pomerol, Pomerol, Saint-Émilion, Moulon, Génissac, Arveyres, Fronsac and Saillans.

### Climate
The climate of Libourne is Marine West Coast Climate (Köppen climate classification: **Cfb**), with mild winters and warm summers.

## Population
The inhabitants of Libourne are known, in French, as *Libournais* (women: *Libournaises*).

With a population of 24,595, Libourne has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Libourne**

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## Administration
Libourne is a sub-prefecture of the Gironde department since 1790. It is also the capital of the *arrondissement* of Libourne and the administrative centre () of the *canton* of Le Libournais-Fronsadais with 53,307 inhabitants (2014).:

It is part of the intercommunality *Le Libournais* ().

### Twin towns 
Libourne is twinned with:
*   Morocco 
*  Berne, Switzerland
*  Morocco Casablanca, Morocco

## Gallery

File:Vineyards in St Emilion.jpg|Vineyards in St Emilion
File:Libourne 33 Porte du Port 2013.jpg|*Porte du Port*
File:Libourne 001.jpg|Bridge over the Dordogne river
File:Libourne.mairie.jpg|Libourne town hall
File:Libourne église St Jean (19).JPG|*Saint Jean* church

## Related pages
* Arrondissement of Libourne
* Communes of the Gironde department

## References
## Other websites
* Ville de Libourne - Official site 
* Departamental Council of Gironde  
* Prefecture official website  
* Agence de Développement Touristique de la Gironde  
* Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine