Open Wine Atlas
All places › France › Languedoc › Languedoc
France · Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Languedoc Montpeyroux

Sub-zone

Languedoc Montpeyroux is a named sub-zone of Languedoc in France, covering 956.2 ha in Arboras and Montpeyroux. That is 0.4% of the Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 4.8 km north of Gignac and 30 km north-west of Montpellier.

Open Languedoc Montpeyroux on the map →

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

Key facts

Type
Dénomination géographique complémentaire
Within
Languedoc
Category
Vin tranquille
Area
956.2 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
6.3 × 3.97 km
Centre
43.6901° N, 3.5228° E

Where it is

Nearest town
4.8 km north of Gignac
Nearest city
30 km north-west of Montpellier 248,252 people
To the sea
36 km

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

Terrain

Elevation
75–390 m
Mean elevation
166 m
Mean slope
6.4° (11 %)
Steepest tenth
above 15°
Faces
south

Measured over the whole outline on 52,321 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

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

Communes · 2

Sources

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

Open Languedoc Montpeyroux on the map →