Saint-Jean-de-Minervois | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (Hérault).svg |
Arrondissement: | Béziers |
Canton: | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières |
Insee: | 34269 |
Postal Code: | 34360 |
Mayor: | Sylvie Miquel[1] |
Term: | 2021 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.3872°N 2.8333°W |
Elevation M: | 280 |
Elevation Min M: | 159 |
Elevation Max M: | 778 |
Area Km2: | 32.7 |
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (Languedocien: Sant Joan de Menerbés) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
When it was created in 1908, this commune's name was Saint-Jean-de-Pardailhan.
Its name was changed in 1936 to allow a better marketing of its famous muscat wine, the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, recognized since 1949.