Madiran

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Madiran

Madiran is located in France
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Madiran
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Tarbes
Canton Castelnau-Rivière-Basse
Mayor Francis Dutour
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 133–262 m (436–860 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
Land area1 15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population2 536  (1999)
 - Density 36 /km2 (93 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 65296/ 65700
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°32′58″N 0°03′28″W / 43.549516°N 0.05787°W / 43.549516; -0.05787

Madiran is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

It is the centre of a wine producing area.

Madiran wine

Wine is produced around Madiran under three Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées (AOCs): Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety Tannat, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for sweet white wines and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec for dry white wines primarily from the grape varieties Courbu and Petit Manseng. The production area for Madiran wine, which consists of 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of vineyards, is spread over three departments of France—Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques—and is a part of the South West France wine region.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ CIVSO: AOC MADIRAN carte d'identité, accessed on May 17, 2008



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Madiran AC (wine-related term)
Béarn AC (wine-related term)
Côtes de Saint-Mont VDQS (wine-related term)
Fer; Fer Servadou (wine-related term)
Pacherenc du Vic Bilh AC (wine-related term)