Sauternes, Gironde

Sauternes
The town hall in Sauternes
The town hall in Sauternes
Coat of arms of Sauternes
Location of Sauternes
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Sauternes is located in France
Sauternes
Sauternes
Sauternes is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sauternes
Sauternes
Coordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″W / 44.5328°N 0.3414°W / 44.5328; -0.3414
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonLe Sud-Gironde
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yann Marot[1]
Area
1
11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
838
 • Density74/km2 (190/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.

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

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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.