Côtes d'Auvergne Boudes

Côtes d'Auvergne Boudes is a named sub-zone of Côtes d'Auvergne in France, covering 180.1 ha in Boudes, Chalus and Saint-Herent. That is 6.0% of the Côtes d'Auvergne appellation area. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 11 km south-west of Issoire and 37 km south of Clermont-Ferrand.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Côtes d'Auvergne

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

180.1 ha

Separate plots

40

Extent N–S × E–W

2.41 × 4.12 km

Centre

45.4549° N, 3.2023° E

Where it is

Nearest town

11 km south-west of Issoire

Nearest city

37 km south of Clermont-Ferrand 147,865 people

To the sea

221 km

Rivers nearby

Allier (5.5 km)

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

Terrain

Elevation

432–588 m

Mean elevation

512 m

Mean slope

14.3° (25 %)

Steepest tenth

above 19°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 41,729 elevation cells of about 7 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks70%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)30%

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

Communes · 3

• Boudes
• Chalus
• Saint-Herent

Sources

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