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Savennières

Coordinates: 47°23′02″N 0°39′23″W / 47.3838°N 0.6564°W / 47.3838; -0.6564
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Savennières
The church in Savennières
The church in Savennières
Location of Savennières
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Savennières is located in France
Savennières
Savennières
Savennières is located in Pays de la Loire
Savennières
Savennières
Coordinates: 47°23′02″N 0°39′23″W / 47.3838°N 0.6564°W / 47.3838; -0.6564
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementAngers
CantonAngers-3
IntercommunalityCU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérémy Girault[1]
Area
1
21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,349
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
49329 /49170
Elevation12–77 m (39–253 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Savennières (French pronunciation: [savənjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

It lies near the river Loire 15 km (9.3 mi) south west of Angers and is best known for its production of highly rated white wine.

With production predominantly centred on the Chenin blanc grape, it is famed for its particularly long-lasting dry white wine comparable to that of Vouvray.

Savennières wine

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The area around Savennières is used for the production of white wine from Chenin blanc grapes. The wines are mostly dry, often produced in a powerful style, and the best examples (such as those produced by Nicolas Joly's Château de la Roche aux Moines) are highly regarded by international wine critics. The Savennières Appellation d'Origine Controlée (AOC) spreads over 3 hills of schist, located on the right (northwest) bank of the Loire river, totaling about 300 hectares, of which about half are currently in production.

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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