Madiran

For other uses, see Madiran (disambiguation).

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Commune in Occitania, France

Madiran
Commune
Coat of arms of Madiran Coat of arms
Location of Madiran Map
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Coordinates: 43°32′58′′N 0°03′28′′W / 43.549516°N 0.05787°W / 43.549516; -0.05787
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Tarbes
Canton	Val d'Adour-Rustan-Madiranais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabrice Latapi^[1]
Area ¹	15.02 km² (5.80 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	424
• Density	28/km² (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	65296 /65700
Elevation	133–262 m (436–860 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Madiran (French pronunciation: [madiʁɑ̃] ⁱ) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

It is the centre of a wine-producing area.

Madiran wine

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Main article: Madiran wine

Wine is produced around Madiran under three Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées (AOCs): Madiran for powerful red wines primarily from the grape variety Tannat, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh for sweet white wines and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec for dry white wines primarily from the grape varieties Courbu and Petit Manseng. The production area for Madiran wine, which consists of 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of vineyards, is spread over three departments of France—Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques—and is a part of the South West France wine region.^[3]