A regional appellation using the term 'village' means that the plots of vines are within the 39 Beaujolais-Villages communes within the Beaujolais vinegrowing area. This appellation covers 15,000 acres. The wine takes its name from the historical Province of Beaujolais, a wine producing region. It is located north of Lyon, and covers parts of the north of the Rhône department of the Rhône-Alpes region and southern areas of the Saône-et-Loire department of Burgundy.