Sauternes, Gironde
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″W / 44.5328°N 0.3414°WCoordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″W / 44.5328°N 0.3414°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Langon | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Descamps | |
| Area1 | 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 706 | |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33504 /33210 | |
| Elevation | 13–89 m (43–292 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Sauternes 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.
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