Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont
Vineyards
Saint-Mont
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Riscle
Intercommunality	Monts et vallées de l'Adour
Mayor	Michel Petit (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	89–165 m (292–541 ft) (avg. 130 m/430 ft)
Land area1	12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population2	299  (2008)
- Density	24 /km2 (62 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	32398/ 32400
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.

Coordinates: 43°39′08″N 0°08′57″W / 43.6522222222°N 0.149166666667°W / 43.6522222222; -0.149166666667

Saint-Mont is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population of Saint-Mont

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
379	364	351	348	322	319	299

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.^[1]

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.

The soil is mainly siliceous earth, clay and sand.

Climate

A remarkable microclimate, a wet spring and very sunny.

See also

• Communes of the Gers department
• French wine

References

• INSEE

1. ^ INAO: AOVDQS rules for Saint-Mont, amended until October 23, 2007