Cadillac, Gironde

Cadillac
Cadillac
	Commune
	Chateau
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Cadillac Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Cadillac
	Coordinates: 44°38′14″N 0°19′03″W / 44.6372°N 0.3175°WCoordinates: 44°38′14″N 0°19′03″W / 44.6372°N 0.3175°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	L'Entre-Deux-Mers
Intercommunality	Coteaux de Garonne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Hervé Le Taillandier de Gabory
Area1	5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,382
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33081 /33410
Elevation	3–92 m (9.8–301.8 ft) ; (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cadillac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Geography

Cadillac is directly across the Garonne river from Sauternes, and is known for producing sweet dessert wines under the Cadillac AOC designation.

Cadillac was founded in 1280 to serve as a river port for the castle of Benauges by the lord of the castle, Jean I de Grailly.

Cadillac is the home of the imposing Château des Ducs d'Épernon.

The name of the commune was adopted by Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder of Detroit and Governor of Louisiana, on his arrival to what is now the United States. The Cadillac division of General Motors, and Cadillac, Michigan are named after him.

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