Saint-Chinian (; oc, Sanch Inhan) is a
commune in the
Hérault department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...
region in southern
France. The town was the birthplace of the great tenor
Agustarello Affre (1858–1931). He is commemorated by a plaque on the house where he was born, on the Avenue de Saint Pons.
Population
Saint-Chinian wine
Saint-Chinian has given its name to
Saint-Chinian wine, which is classified as ''
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) and covers several communes around Saint-Chinian itself.
See also
*
Communes of the Hérault department
References
Communes of Hérault
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