Sauternes, Gironde

Sauternes (French pronunciation: [sotɛʁn]; Occitan: Sautèrnas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Sauternes
The town hall in Sauternes
Coat of arms
Location of Sauternes
Sauternes
Sauternes
Coordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonLe Sud-Gironde
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Yann Marot
Area
1
11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
790
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33504 /33210
Elevation13–89 m (43–292 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 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 also a wine region within the Graves portion of Bordeaux that produces sweet white dessert wines, named "Sauternes" after the commune, as well as some dry white wine.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962524    
1968582+11.1%
1975580−0.3%
1982578−0.3%
1990589+1.9%
1999587−0.3%
2008706+20.3%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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