Savennières

Savennières
Commune
The church in Savennières
Savennières
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Savennières
Coordinates: 47°23′02″N 0°39′23″W / 47.3838°N 0.6564°W / 47.3838; -0.6564Coordinates: 47°23′02″N 0°39′23″W / 47.3838°N 0.6564°W / 47.3838; -0.6564
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Angers
Canton	Angers-3
Intercommunality	CU Angers Loire Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Rémy Martin
Area1	21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,157
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	49329 /49170
Elevation	12–77 m (39–253 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Savennières is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

It lies near the Loire River 15 km (9.3 mi) south west of Angers and is best known for its production of highly rated white wine.

With production predominantly centred on the Chenin blanc grape, it is famed for its particularly long-lasting dry white wine comparable to that of Vouvray.

The area around Savennières is used for the production of white wine from Chenin blanc grapes. The wines are mostly dry, often produced in a powerful style, and the best examples (such as those produced by Nicolas Joly's Château de la Roche aux Moines) are highly regarded by international wine critics. The Savennières Appellation d'Origine Controlée (AOC) spreads over 3 hills of schist, located on the right (northwest) bank of the Loire river, totaling about 300 hectares, of which about half are currently in production.