Wine Regions of France
Arbois
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Dole |
| Canton | Arbois |
| Intercommunality | Arbois, Poligny, Salins – Cœur du Jura |
| Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Depierre |
| Area1 | 45.42 km 2 (17.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 3,193 |
| Density | 70/km 2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39013 /39600 |
| Elevation | 246–613 m (807–2,011 ft) (avg. 293 m or 961 ft) |
Beaujolais
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
| Year established | 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Burgundy 46°09′N 4°39′E / 46.15°N 4.65°E / 46.15; 4.65 |
| Soil conditions | Granite , schist , clay and sandstone |
| Total area | 10,500 ha |
| Grapes produced | Gamay with a little Pinot noir (and the local variation of Pinot Liébault), Chardonnay , Aligoté , Pinot gris (known locally as Pinot Beurot), Pinot blanc and Melon de Bourgogne |
| Wine produced | Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages, cru Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau |
Bergerac wine
| Type | wine region, subregion of South West France |
| Year established | first appellations created in 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Size of planted vineyards | 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) |
| Grapes produced | Red: Cabernet Sauvignon , Cabernet Franc , Côt , Fer , Mérille and Merlot . White: Chenin blanc , Ondenc , Muscadelle , Sauvignon , Sémillon and Ugni blanc . |
Burgundy wine
| Official name | Les climats du vignoble de Bourgogne |
| Type | wine region |
| Year established | AOC in 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Sub-regions | Côte d'Auxerre ( Chablis ) Côte de Nuits Côte de Beaune Côte Chalonnaise Mâconnais Beaujolais |
| Climate region | Zone C I |
| Soil conditions | Argilo- limestone |
| Size of planted vineyards | 29,500 hectares 25,000 Classified as AOC vineyards |
| No. of vineyards | 100 AOCs |
| Grapes produced | 59.5% of White Varieties, 33.8% of Red varieties and 6.7% of crémant |
| Varietals produced | Pinot noir , Gamay , Chardonnay , Aligoté |
| Official designation(s) | Regional, Village, 1 er cru and Grand cru |
| Comments | |
| Location | Yonne , Saône-et-Loire , Côte d'Or , France |
| Part of | The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(v) |
| Reference | 1425-001 |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session ) |
| Area | 13,118 ha (50.65 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 50,011 ha (193.09 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 47°3′29″N 4°51′52″E / 47.05806°N 4.86444°E / 47.05806; 4.86444 |
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Sorgues |
| Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Avril |
| Area1 | 25.85 km 2 (9.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 2,040 |
| Density | 79/km 2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84037 /84230 |
| Elevation | 20–130 m (66–427 ft) (avg. 117 m or 384 ft) |
Chablis wine
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
| Year established | 1938 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Burgundy |
| Total area | 6,834 ha (16,890 acres) |
| Size of planted vineyards | 4,820 ha (11,900 acres) |
| Varietals produced | Chardonnay (Beaunois) |
Clérey-la-Côte
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Neufchâteau |
| Canton | Neufchâteau |
| Intercommunality | CC l'Ouest Vosgien |
| Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Fresnais |
| Area1 | 3.18 km 2 (1.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 30 |
| Density | 9.4/km 2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88107 /88630 |
| Elevation | 272–427 m (892–1,401 ft) |
France
| Calling code | +33 [X] |
| ISO 3166 code | FR |
| Internet TLD | .fr [XI] |
| Capitaland largest city | Paris 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.850°N 2.350°E / 48.850; 2.350 |
| Official languageand national language | French [II] |
| Nationality (2021) | 92.2% French 7.8% other |
| Religion (2020) | 53% no religion 34% Christianity 25% Catholicism 9% other Christians 11% Islam 0.5% Judaism 0.5% Buddhism 1% other |
| Demonym(s) | French |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Gabriel Attal |
| President of the Senate | Gérard Larcher |
| President of the National Assembly | Yaël Braun-Pivet |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Upper house | Senate |
| Lower house | National Assembly |
| Kingdom of the West Franks – Treaty of Verdun | 10 August 843 |
| Kingdom of France – Capetian rulers of France | 3 July 987 |
| French Republic – French First Republic | 22 September 1792 |
| Founded the EEC[III] | 1 January 1958 |
| Current constitution – French Fifth Republic | 4 October 1958 |
| Total | $3.049 trillion ( 7th ) |
| Water (%) | 0.86 |
| Metropolitan France (IGN) | 551,695 km 2 (213,011 sq mi) [IV] ( 50th ) |
| Metropolitan France (Cadastre) | 543,940.9 km 2 (210,016.8 sq mi) [V] ( 50th ) |
| January 2024 estimate | 68,373,433 ( 20th ) |
| Density | 122/km 2 (316.0/sq mi) ( 89th ) |
| Metropolitan France, estimate as of January 2024[update] | 66,142,961 ( 23rd ) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
| Per capita | $46,315 ( 23rd ) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
| Gini (2022) | 29.8 low |
| HDI (2021) | 0.903 very high · 28th |
| Currency | Euro ( € ) ( EUR ) [VI] CFP franc (XPF) [VII] |
| Time zone | UTC +1 ( Central European Time ) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC +2 ( Central European Summer Time [IX] ) |
| Note: Various other time zones are observed in overseas France. [VIII] Although France is in the UTC (Z) ( Western European Time ) zone, UTC+01:00 ( Central European Time ) was enforced as the standard time since 25 February 1940, upon German occupation in WW2 , with a +0:50:39 offset (and +1:50:39 during DST ) from Paris LMT (UTC+0:09:21). | |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy ( AD ) |
| Driving side | right |
Juliénas AOC
| Official name | Juliénas AOC |
| Type | AOC |
| Year established | 1938 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Burgundy |
| Sub-regions | Beaujolais |
| Soil conditions | granite, schist |
| Size of planted vineyards | 580 ha (2010) |
| Grapes produced | Gamay, with occasionally a little Aligoté, Chardonnay, and Melon |
| Wine produced | red |
| Official designation(s) | cru |
Languedoc
| Capital | Toulouse |
| Demonym | Lengadòc |
| Government | |
| Type | Province |
| King of France | |
| 1682–1715 | Louis XIV |
| 1774–1791 | Louis XVI |
| Governor of Languedoc | |
| 1682–1736 | Louis Auguste de Bourbon |
| 1775–1788 | Louis Antoine de Gontaut-Biron |
| History | |
| Established | Government formed 1229 |
| Province dissolved | 1791 |
| Today part of | France |
Loire Valley (wine)
| Country | France |
| Sub-regions | Anjou , Nantes , Saumur , Touraine , Centre-Val de Loire |
| Size of planted vineyards | 185,000 acres (750 km 2 ) |
| Grapes produced | Chenin blanc , Sauvignon blanc , Cabernet franc , Melon de Bourgogne , Gamay , Pinot noir and more |
| Wine produced | Still, sparkling wine , dessert wine , rosé |
Madiran
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Tarbes |
| Canton | Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais |
| Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabrice Latapi |
| Area1 | 15.02 km 2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 426 |
| Density | 28/km 2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65296 /65700 |
| Elevation | 133–262 m (436–860 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
Marçon
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Montval-sur-Loir |
| Intercommunality | Loir-Lucé-Bercé |
| Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Trotin |
| Area1 | 30.05 km 2 (11.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 1,070 |
| Density | 36/km 2 (92/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Marçonnais, Marçonnaise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72183 /72340 |
| Elevation | 47–133 m (154–436 ft) |
South West France (wine region)
| Official name | Sud-Ouest |
| Type | Region |
| Country | France |
| Sub-regions | Dordogne river areas , Garonne river areas , Gascony , Basque Country |
| Size of planted vineyards | 16,000 ha |