Sauternes
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Le Sud-Gironde | |
| Community association | South Gironde | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 32 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ W | |
| height | 13-89 m | |
| surface | 11.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 790 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 70 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33210 | |
| INSEE code | 33504 | |
| Website | www.sauternes.com | |
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Sauternes is a French municipality with 790 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gironde in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the canton of Le Sud-Gironde in the Arrondissement of Langon and is a member of the Sud Gironde community association . The place is about 40 kilometers southeast of Bordeaux .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2013 |
| Residents | 524 | 582 | 580 | 578 | 589 | 587 | 721 | 762 |
wine growing
Sauternes is known for its excellent noble sweet white wines and belongs to the Bordeaux wine- growing region . The municipality gives its name to the Sauternes wine-growing region .
Wineries:
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 852-855.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens (St. Peter in Chains) church, built in the 12th century
- Wash house , built in 1866
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Sauternes
Web links
Commons : Sauternes - collection of images, videos and audio files
