Côtes du Roussillon Villages Caramany

Côtes du Roussillon Villages Caramany is a named sub-zone of Côtes du Roussillon Villages in France, covering 2,179.1 ha in Belesta, Caramany and Cassagnes. That is 5.8% of the Côtes du Roussillon Villages appellation area. The rules allow red wine, based on Carignan, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 8.2 km north of Ille-sur-Têt and 24 km north-west of Perpignan.

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

Key facts

Type

Dénomination géographique complémentaire

Within

Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Category

Vin tranquille

Area

2,179.1 ha

Separate plots

403

Extent N–S × E–W

6.27 × 9.5 km

Centre

42.7440° N, 2.6108° E

Where it is

Nearest town

8.2 km north of Ille-sur-Têt

Nearest city

24 km north-west of Perpignan 110,706 people

To the sea

35 km

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

Terrain

Elevation

129–475 m

Mean elevation

315 m

Mean slope

11.3° (20 %)

Steepest tenth

above 20°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 28,082 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Bedrock

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)79%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)10%

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

Communes · 3

• Belesta
• Caramany
• Cassagnes

Sources

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