Clairette du Languedoc Le Bosc

Clairette du Languedoc Le Bosc is a named sub-zone of Clairette du Languedoc in France, covering 358.6 ha in Le Bosc. That is 4.3% of the Clairette du Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Clairette. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies 10 km south-east of Lodève and 37 km north-west of Montpellier.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Clairette du Languedoc

Category

Vin de liqueur, Vin tranquille

Area

358.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

2.66 × 3.47 km

Centre

43.6834° N, 3.4255° E

Where it is

Nearest town

10 km south-east of Lodève

Nearest city

37 km north-west of Montpellier 248,252 people

To the sea

38 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

60–266 m

Mean elevation

106 m

Mean slope

8.7° (15 %)

Steepest tenth

above 21°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 77,182 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)93%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Le Bosc

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)