Saint-Mont

Saint-Mont
Commune
Vineyards in Saint-Mont
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Mont
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Coordinates: 43°39′08″N 0°08′57″W
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Adour-Gersoise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Petit[1]
Area ^1	12.59 km^2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	313
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32398 /32400
Elevation	89–165 m (292–541 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Mont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔ̃]; Gascon: Sent Mont) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Saint-Mont and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	379	—
1968	364	−4.0%
1975	351	−3.6%
1982	348	−0.9%
1990	322	−7.5%
1999	319	−0.9%
2008	299	−6.3%

Saint-Mont wine

Wines are produced under the VDQS designation Saint-Mont and the area's vineyards are part of the South West France wine region. This VDQS, created in 1981, was previously called Côtes de Saint-Mont, before the name was changed in 2007.[3] In 2011, following the abolition of the VDQS system, the wine was granted AOP status.[4][5]

The vineyards have a surface of 1200 hectares, the VDQS designation is only valid for delimited vineyards where red, rosé and white wines are produced.

For red and rosé wines: Tannat, Fer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. For white wine: Arrufiac, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu, Clairette Blanche.

The soil is mainly siliceous earth, clay and sand.

See also

• Communes of the Gers department
• French wine

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INAO: AOVDQS rules for Saint-Mont, amended until October 23, 2007
4. "Saint Mont: The Little Region That Can - The SOMM Journal". www.sommjournal.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
5. "Décret n° 2011-1454 du 4 novembre 2011 relatif à l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Saint-Mont". Journal officiel de la République française (in French). 8 November 2011.