Sauternes, Gironde

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Sauternes
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Coat of arms of Sauternes
Coat of arms
Sauternes is located in France
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Location within Aquitaine region
Sauternes is located in Aquitaine
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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%

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