Sauternes | |
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![]() The town hall in Sauternes | |
Coordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″W / 44.5328°N 0.3414°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Langon |
Canton | Le Sud-Gironde |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yann Marot[1] |
Area 1 | 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 838 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
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.