This article is about the commune in France. For other uses, see Sauternes.
Coordinates: 44°31′58″N 0°20′29″W / 44.5327777778°N 0.341388888889°W
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Commune of Sauternes |
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| Location | |
  Sauternes, Gironde
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Langon |
| Mayor | Jean-Michel Descamps (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 13–89 m (43–290 ft) (avg. 80 m/260 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 586 (1999) |
| - Density | 52 /km² (130 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33504/ 33210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sauternes is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in south-western 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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