Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont
Commune
Vineyards in Saint-Mont

Coat of arms
Saint-Mont
Location within Occitanie region
Saint-Mont
Coordinates: 43°39′08″N 0°08′57″W / 43.6522°N 0.1492°W / 43.6522; -0.1492Coordinates: 43°39′08″N 0°08′57″W / 43.6522°N 0.1492°W / 43.6522; -0.1492
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Adour-Gersoise
Intercommunality Monts et vallées de l'Adour
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Petit
Area1 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 299
 • Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 32398 /32400
Elevation 89–165 m (292–541 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 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.

Saint-Mont is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Saint-Mont and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962379—    
1968364−4.0%
1975351−3.6%
1982348−0.9%
1990322−7.5%
1999319−0.9%
2008299−6.3%

Saint-Mont wine

Wines are produced under the VDQS designation Saint-Mont and the area's vineyards are part of the South West France wine region. This VDQS, created in 1981, was previously called Côtes de Saint-Mont, before the name was changed in 2007.[1] In 2011, following the abolition of the VDQS system, the wine was granted AOP status [2]

The vineyards have a surface of 785 hectares, the VDQS designation is only valid for delimited vineyards where red, rosé and white wines are produced.

For red and rosé wine: Tannat, Fer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.

For white wine: Arrufiac, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu, Clairette Blanche.

The soil is mainly siliceous earth, clay and sand.

See also

References

  1. ↑ INAO: AOVDQS rules for Saint-Mont, amended until October 23, 2007
  2. ↑ http://www.sommjournal.com/Publications/SOMM/2014/August-September-2014/Saint-Mont-The-Little-Region-That-Can.aspx#.WfSPPGhSzgk
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