Madiran
Madiran is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
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Coordinates: 43°32′58″N 0°03′28″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
Arrondissement | Tarbes |
Canton | Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Dutour |
Area 1 | 15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 418 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 65296 /65700 |
Elevation | 133–262 m (436–860 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is the centre of a wine-producing area.
Madiran wine
Wine is produced around Madiran under three Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées (AOCs): Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety Tannat, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for sweet white wines and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec for dry white wines primarily from the grape varieties Courbu and Petit Manseng. The production area for Madiran wine, which consists of 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of vineyards, is spread over three departments of France—Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques—and is a part of the South West France wine region.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- CIVSO: AOC MADIRAN carte d'identité, accessed on May 17, 2008
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