Sauternes, Gironde

This article is about the commune in France. For other uses, see Sauternes.

Sauternes (French pronunciation: [sotɛʁn]; Occitan: Sautèrnas) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Sauternes
Commune
The town hall in Sauternes
Coat of arms
Location of Sauternes
Sauternes Show map of France Sauternes Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″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  (2022)[2]	816
• Density	72/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.

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%

See also

• Sauternes (wine)
• Bordeaux wine regions
• Communes of the Gironde department