Cabrières, Hérault

Cabrières
Site of the chateau of Cabrières Site of the chateau of Cabrières
Coat of arms of Cabrières Coat of arms
Cabrières
Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region Cabrières
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Montagnac
Intercommunality	Clermontais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Gairaud
Area1	29.02 km2 (11.20 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	456
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	34045 / 34800
Elevation	76–481 m (249–1,578 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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.

Cabrières is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is noted for its flourishing wine industry.

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Map

Viticulture

Cabrières wine is marketed under the AOC Coteaux du Languedoc. This is the smallest of the Languedoc Roussillon appellations.

Grape varieties permitted are:

• White : Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Clairette, Terret
• Rosé : Grenache (10 % maximum when blended) or Cinsaut (45% minimum for rosés; 40% maximum for reds)
• Red : Carignan, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah.

The Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah varieties combined must add up to a minimum of 50%.

The majority of wine production takes place in the Cave Coopérative des Vignerons de l'Estabel, which has been bottling wine since 1948. Other production wineries are Le Domaine du Temple, le Château des Deux Rocs, le Clos Romain, le Mas de Valbrune and le Mas Cauvi. All told, Cabrières wine production is restricted to 20,000 hectolitres.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1836	600	—
1841	626	+4.3%
1851	653	+4.3%
1856	691	+5.8%
1861	731	+5.8%
1866	712	−2.6%
1872	709	−0.4%
1876	704	−0.7%
1881	629	−10.7%
1886	612	−2.7%
1891	548	−10.5%
1896	553	+0.9%
1901	570	+3.1%
1906	552	−3.2%
1911	566	+2.5%
1921	570	+0.7%
1926	545	−4.4%
1931	570	+4.6%
1962	461	−19.1%
1968	415	−10.0%
1975	364	−12.3%
1982	330	−9.3%
1990	307	−7.0%
1999	338	+10.1%
2008	456	+34.9%

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE