Saint-Mont

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Michel Petit^[1]Area12.59 km² (4.86 sq mi)Population308 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation89–165 m (292–541 ft)
(avg. 130 m or 430 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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

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