Sauternes
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For the steamship, see SS Sauternes.
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Commune of Sauternes |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Canton of Langon |
| Mayor | Jean-Michel Descamps (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 13 m–89 m (avg. 80 m) |
| Land area¹ | 11.32 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
586 |
| - Density | 51/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33504/ 33210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Sauternes is a commune of the Gironde département in France. It is also a wine region within the Graves portion of Bordeaux that produces sweet white dessert wines, named "Sauternes" after the commune, as well as some dry white wine.
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