Saint-Pourçain

Saint-Pourçain is an appellation in France, covering 2,832.7 ha across 19 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

2,832.7 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

30.38 × 13.58 km

Centre

46.3086° N, 3.2312° E

Grapes

Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Sacy, Sauvignon

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

4.5 km west of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

Nearest city

60 km north of Clermont-Ferrand 147,865 people

To the sea

312 km

Rivers nearby

Allier (8.9 km)

Same latitude

Snipes Mountain (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

232–376 m

Mean elevation

295 m

Measured over the whole outline on 12,274 elevation cells of about 53 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments33%
• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)32%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks23%

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

Communes · 19

• Besson
• Bransat
• Bresnay
• Cesset
• Chantelle
• Chareil-Cintrat
• Chatel-De-Neuvre
• Chemilly
• Contigny
• Deneuille-Les-Chantelle
• Fleuriel
• Fourilles
• Louchy-Montfand
• Meillard
• Monetay-Sur-Allier
• Montord
• Saint-Pourcain-Sur-Sioule
• Saulcet
• Verneuil-En-Bourbonnais

Wineries · 1

• Famille Laurent

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Sources

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