Saint-Émilion
Saint-Émilion | |
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An aerial view of Saint-Émilion | |
Location of Saint-Émilion | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′37″N 0°09′17″W / 44.8936°N 0.1547°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Libourne |
| Canton | Les Coteaux de Dordogne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Lauret |
Area 1 | 27.02 km2 (10.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,689 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33394 /33330 |
| Elevation | 3–107 m (9.8–351.0 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Monolithic church of Saint-Émilion and its bell tower | |
| Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv |
| Reference | 932 |
| Inscription | 1999 (23rd Session) |
| Area | 7,847 ha |
| Buffer zone | 5,101 ha |
Saint-Émilion (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿emiljɔ̃]; Gascon: Sent Milion) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southwestern France.
In the heart of the country of Libournais (the area around Libourne), in a region of wine hills, Saint-Émilion is a medieval city located at the crossroads of Bordeaux, Saintonge and Périgord. The town and surrounding vineyards was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, owing to its long, living history of wine-making, Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.