Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont

Vineyards

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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 Riscle
Intercommunality Monts et vallées de l'Adour
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Petit
Area1 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 299
  Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

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]

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.

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