Sauternes, Gironde

This article is about the commune in France. For other uses, see Sauternes.

Sauternes
Coat of arms
Sauternes
Location within Aquitaine region Sauternes
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	Langon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Michel Descamps
Area1	11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	706
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	33504 / 33210
Elevation	13–89 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sauternes is a commune in the Gironde department in 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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	524	—
1968	582	+11.1%
1975	580	−0.3%
1982	578	−0.3%
1990	589	+1.9%
1999	587	−0.3%
2008	706	+20.3%

See also

• Sauternes (wine)
• French wine
• Bordeaux wine
• Bordeaux wine regions
• Communes of the Gironde department

References

• INSEE