France · Dénomination géographique complémentaire
Touraine Chenonceaux
Sub-zone
Touraine Chenonceaux is a named sub-zone of Touraine in France, covering 3,642.6 ha across 26 communes. That is 9.4% of the Touraine appellation area. The rules allow rosé, white and red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type Dénomination géographique complémentaire Within Touraine Category Vin tranquille Area 3,642.6 ha Extent N–S × E–W 13.73 × 45.64 km Centre 47.2693° N, 1.4255° E Where it is Nearest town 27 km west of Romorantin-Lanthenay Nearest city 37 km south of Blois 53,660 people To the sea 238 km Rivers nearby Cher (0.9 km) Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 59–154 m Mean elevation 101 m Measured over the whole outline on 5,291 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)68% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)22% Unconsolidated sediments10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 26 Ange Athee-Sur-Cher Blere Chateauvieux Chatillon-Sur-Cher Chenonceaux Chissay-En-Touraine Chisseaux Civray-De-Touraine Couffy Dierre Faverolles-Sur-Cher Francueil La Croix-En-Touraine Mareuil-Sur-Cher Meusnes Monthou-Sur-Cher Montrichard Val De Cher Noyers-Sur-Cher Pouille Saint-Aignan Saint-Georges-Sur-Cher Saint-Julien-De-Chedon Saint-Romain-Sur-Cher Seigy Thesee Sources INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
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