Saint-Chinian
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Saint-Chinian is a commune
in the Hérault
department in Languedoc-Roussillon
in southern France
.
wine, which is classified as Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
(AOC) and covers several communes around Saint-Chinian itself.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Saint-Chinian wine
Saint-Chinian has given its name to Saint-ChinianSaint-Chinian AOC
Saint-Chinian is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in France and is named after Saint-Chinian.-Prehistoric and antiquity:...
wine, which is classified as Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
Appellation d’origine contrôlée , which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National...
(AOC) and covers several communes around Saint-Chinian itself.