Sauternes

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Coordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″W / 44.5327777778, -0.341388888889

Commune of Sauternes

The village of Sauternes

Location
Sauternes (France)
Sauternes
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton Canton of Langon
Mayor Jean-Michel Descamps
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 13 m–89 m
(avg. 80 m)
Land area¹ 11.32 km²
Population²
(1999)
586
 - Density 51/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 33504/ 33210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Sauternes is a commune of the Gironde département in 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.

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