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Saint-Chinian (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie
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in southern
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. 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.


Population


Saint-Chinian wine

Saint-Chinian has given its name to Saint-Chinian wine, which is classified as ''
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée In France, the ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (, ; abbr. AOC ) is a label that identifies an agricultural product whose stages of production and processing are carried out in a defined geographical area – the ''terroir'' – and using ...
'' (AOC) and covers several communes around Saint-Chinian itself.


See also

* Communes of the Hérault department


References

Communes of Hérault {{Hérault-geo-stub