Saint-Chinian | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Chinian (Hérault).svg |
Arrondissement: | Béziers |
Canton: | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières |
Insee: | 34245 |
Postal Code: | 34360 |
Mayor: | Catherine Combes[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.4231°N 2.9478°W |
Elevation M: | 122 |
Elevation Min M: | 101 |
Elevation Max M: | 631 |
Area Km2: | 23.29 |
Saint-Chinian (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʃinjɑ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sanch Inhan) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie 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.
See main article: Saint-Chinian AOC. 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.