Saint-Jean-de-Minervois
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Saint-Jean-de-Minervois is a commune
in the Hérault
department in Languedoc-Roussillon
in southern France
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When it was created in 1908, this commune's name was Saint-Jean-de-Pardailhan according to the name of Pardailhan
since this commune owned the territory before.
Its name was changed in 1936 to allow a better marketing of its famous muscat wine : the , recognized since 1949.
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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When it was created in 1908, this commune's name was Saint-Jean-de-Pardailhan according to the name of Pardailhan
Pardailhan
Pardailhan is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....
since this commune owned the territory before.
Its name was changed in 1936 to allow a better marketing of its famous muscat wine : the , recognized since 1949.