Clairette du Languedoc Ceyras

Clairette du Languedoc Ceyras is a named sub-zone of Clairette du Languedoc in France, covering 335.6 ha in Ceyras. That is 4.0% of the Clairette du Languedoc appellation area. The rules allow white wine, based on Clairette. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 6.3 km west of Gignac and 33 km west of Montpellier.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Clairette du Languedoc

Category

Vin de liqueur, Vin tranquille

Area

335.6 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

4.04 × 4.94 km

Centre

43.6408° N, 3.4746° E

Where it is

Nearest town

6.3 km west of Gignac

Nearest city

33 km west of Montpellier 248,252 people

To the sea

32 km

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

38–159 m

Mean elevation

72 m

Mean slope

3.6° (6 %)

Steepest tenth

above 10°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 72,853 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments52%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks33%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)12%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Ceyras

Sources

INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)