Village of Saint-Emilion

The vineyards and the landscape of Saint-Emilion feature on Unesco's World Heritage list.
The vineyards of Saint-Emilion benefit from an exceptional microclimate and a unique quality of soil.
Banks, terraces and plateaus make up the landscape while the soil is composed of rock fragments, sand, granulates, clays and silts.

With over a kilometre of the outer wall preserved, Saint-Emilion belongs to the rare group of medieval villages in France with ramparts, a group which includes Aigues-Mortes, Avignon, Boulogne, Carcassonne, Cordes, Dinan, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Provins, Saint-Malo and Vannes.

The number of urban walls which represent Romanesque architecture in France reduces this group to just two: Provins and Saint-Emilion. Thus Saint-Emilion's monumental heritage is of exceptional interest.