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Who publishes this site, who hosts it, and where its data comes from. The French version of these pages is the authoritative one; this English version is provided for convenience.

Last updated: 07/10/2026

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Publisher

Site published in a personal capacity by Eric Foucault, publication director.

Contact: beamconseil@gmail.com

Host

Vercel Inc. ↗
440 N Barranca Ave #4133, Covina, CA 91723, United States.

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Data

Everything drawn on the map comes from public sources. Each page states the dataset and the date it was last updated.

DataSourceLicence
Appellation areas, communes, namesPlot-level delimitation and geographical areas of the wine AOCsINAO · plot-level delimitation ↗INAO · geographical areas ↗Licence Ouverte 2.0
Champagne vineyardsThe INAO does not publish the Champagne plots: vineyards mapped in the communes of its geographical area© OpenStreetMap contributors ↗ODbL
Département boundariesIGN Admin Express outlines, Insee codes and namesfrance-geojson (Grégoire David) ↗Licence Ouverte 2.0
Neighbouring countries, coastlines, rivers, lakesNatural Earth ↗Public domain
Estuaries and bays© OpenStreetMap contributors ↗ODbL
Towns with more than 10,000 inhabitantsCensus population; position at the centre of the commune (france-geojson)Insee ↗Licence Ouverte 2.0
Photos on the pages and in the “Where is this village?” gameAuthors credited under each photoWikimedia Commons ↗Licences shown under each photo
Climate today and around 2050On the appellation pagesMétéo-France · Climadiag Commune ↗Météo-France terms

The glossary definitions cite the official text they come from. Until a professional has reviewed them, they carry the note “being reviewed”.

Software and fonts

The map is displayed with MapLibre GL JS ↗ (BSD licence). The Newsreader and Atkinson Hyperlegible fonts are under the SIL Open Font License and served by this site, without calling any third-party service.

Alcohol and health

This site talks about wine as heritage: terroirs, villages, appellations. It does not sell alcohol, does not advertise any brand and does not encourage drinking. This content, which relates to production regions, terroirs and appellations of origin, is not considered advertising within the meaning of article L3323-3-1 of the French Public Health Code (Code de la santé publique).