Fiefs Vendéens

Fiefs Vendéens is an appellation in France, covering 1,284.1 ha across 18 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1996-11-15

Area

1,284.1 ha

Separate plots

44

Extent N–S × E–W

34.16 × 81.68 km

Centre

46.5395° N, 1.3182° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin, Gamay, Grolleau Gris, Négrette, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

17 km south of La Roche-sur-Yon

Nearest city

44 km north of La Rochelle 76,810 people

To the sea

21 km

Same latitude

White Bluffs (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

2–110 m

Mean elevation

37 m

Measured over the whole outline on 1,951 elevation cells of about 105 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments23%
• Acid volcanic rocks23%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)19%

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

Communes · 18

• Auchay-Sur-Vendee
• Bretignolles-Sur-Mer
• Brem-Sur-Mer
• Chateau-Guibert
• Chantonnay
• L'Ile-D'Olonne
• La Couture
• Le Champ-Saint-Pere
• Le Tablier
• Les Sables-D'Olonne
• Les Velluire-Sur-Vendee
• Longeves
• Mareuil-Sur-Lay-Dissais
• Pissotte
• Rives De L'Yon
• Rosnay
• Vaire
• Vix

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)