Appellation · AOC · Anjou-Saumur
Coteaux du Layon
An appellation of the Loire Valley, in the Anjou-Saumur. Its specification allows sweet wines.
- Sweet
4,700 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
1premier cru
- Aubigné-sur-Layon
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon
- Bellevigne-en-Layon
- Chalonnes-sur-Loire
- Chaudefonds-sur-Layon
- Chemillé-en-Anjou
- Cléré-sur-Layon
- Doué-en-Anjou
- Faye-d'Anjou
- Lys-Haut-Layon
- Rablay-sur-Layon
- Rochefort-sur-Loire
- Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné
- Terranjou
- Val-du-Layon
Authorised grape varieties
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The premier cru
hover = see on the mapThe 6 geographical names
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
11.1 °C→ 12.5 °C
Summer, average temperature
19.2 °C→ 21.5 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
0.7→ 4.3
Average of the 12 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 Coteaux du Layon AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialThe region's wines, from its trade bodyVins de Loire (InterLoire) · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Coteaux du Layon
- Anjou Villages0.3 km
- Quarts de Chaume6.6 km
- Bonnezeaux6.8 km
- Coteaux de l'Aubance11 km
- Anjou11 km
- Cabernet d'Anjou11 km