Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ mɔ̃]; Gascon: Sent Mont) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Saint-Mont
Commune
Vineyards in Saint-Mont
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Mont
Saint-Mont
Saint-Mont
Coordinates: 43°39′08″N 0°08′57″W
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonAdour-Gersoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Petit[1]
Area
1
12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
315
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32398 /32400
Elevation89–165 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.

Geography
Saint-Mont and its surrounding communes

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.[3] In 2011, following the abolition of the VDQS system, the wine was granted AOP status [4]

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.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INAO: AOVDQS rules for Saint-Mont, amended until October 23, 2007
  4. "Saint Mont: The Little Region That Can - The SOMM Journal". www.sommjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16.


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