Les Baux de Provence

Les Baux de Provence is an appellation in France, covering 3,290.2 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.8 km north-east of Saint-Martin-de-Crau and 19 km east of Arles.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

3,290.2 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

10.18 × 17.53 km

Centre

43.7072° N, 4.8683° E

Grapes

Bourboulenc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Counoise, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Syrah, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino

Max yield

50 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

La Valette du Var

Where it is

Nearest town

8.8 km north-east of Saint-Martin-de-Crau

Nearest city

19 km east of Arles 53,431 people

To the sea

20 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Prince Edward County (Canada), Snake River Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

6–234 m

Mean elevation

92 m

Measured over the whole outline on 10,845 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)77%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks18%

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

Communes · 7

• Fontvieille
• Les Baux-De-Provence
• Maussane-Les-Alpilles
• Mouries
• Paradou
• Saint-Etienne-Du-Gres
• Saint-Remy-De-Provence

Wineries · 4

• Domaine de Lauzières
• Domaine de la Vallongue
• Mas Sainte-Berthe
• Mas de la Dame

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)