Anjou Villages

Anjou Villages is an appellation in France, covering 12,300.1 ha across 25 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.

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

2011-12-12

Area

12,300.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

46.68 × 51.65 km

Centre

47.2951° N, 0.5536° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Angers

Where it is

Nearest town

14 km south of Les Ponts-de-Cé

Nearest city

20 km south of Angers 168,279 people

To the sea

117 km

Rivers nearby

Loire (14 km) · Conie (14 km) · Mayenne (23 km)

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

-7–116 m

Mean elevation

65 m

Measured over the whole outline on 15,167 elevation cells of about 104 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)85%

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

Communes · 25

• Aubigne-Sur-Layon
• Beaulieu-Sur-Layon
• Bellevigne-En-Layon
• Blaison-Saint-Sulpice
• Bouchemaine
• Brissac Loire Aubance
• Chalonnes-Sur-Loire
• Champtoce-Sur-Loire
• Chaudefonds-Sur-Layon
• Chemille-En-Anjou
• Clere-Sur-Layon
• Doue-En-Anjou
• Ingrandes-Le Fresne Sur Loire
• La Possonniere
• Lys-Haut-Layon
• Mauges-Sur-Loire
• Passavant-Sur-Layon
• Rochefort-Sur-Loire
• Saint-Georges-Sur-Loire
• Saint-Germain-Des-Pres
• Savennieres
• Terranjou
• Tuffalun
• Val En Vignes
• Val-Du-Layon

Wineries · 21

• Caves de la Roche
• Château Soucherie
• Château de Montguéret
• Château de la Roulerie
• Clos de l'Élu
• Coulée de Serrant
• Domaine Cady
• Domaine Château du Breuil
• Domaine Delesvaux
• Domaine Tremblay
• Domaine aux Moines
• Domaine de Bois Mozé
• Domaine de La Motte
• Domaine de Pied Flond
• Domaine de l'Eté et château des Rochettes
• Domaine des Deux Vallées
• Domaine du Grand Moulin
• Le domaine de la bergerie
• Loïc Mahé
• Pierre Chauvin
• Vignoble Musset-Roullier

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Sources

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