Appellation · AOC
Chénas
An appellation of Beaujolais. Its area covers 2 communes.
220 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
Authorised grape varieties
+ as secondary grapes: aligoté, chardonnay, gamay de bouze, gamay de chaudenay, melon
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
11.2 °C→ 12.7 °C
Summer, average temperature
20.2 °C→ 22.6 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
0.8→ 4.8
Average of the 2 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Chénas AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialChénas, from its trade bodyInter Beaujolais · official websiteOfficialSee
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Around Chénas
- Moulin-à-Vent2.2 km
- Saint-Amour2.5 km
- Juliénas2.5 km
- Fleurie3.9 km
- Pouilly-Vinzelles6.1 km
- Chiroubles6.4 km