Beaumes-de-Venise

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Beaumes-de-Venise
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Beaumes-de-Venise
Coordinates: 44°07′25″N5°01′52″E / 44.1236°N 5.0311°E / 44.1236; 5.0311
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Carpentras
Canton Monteux
Intercommunality CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jérôme Bouletin [1]
Area
1
18.89 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
2,389
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84012 /84190
Elevation44–442 m (144–1,450 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumes-de-Venise (French pronunciation: [bomvəniz] ; Occitan : Baumas de Venisa) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Name

The word "beaumes" comes from the Provençal word bauma meaning "cave" or "grotto". The surrounding hills have many of these caves that were inhabited during the Iron Age.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,484    
1975 1,631+1.36%
1982 1,721+0.77%
1990 1,784+0.45%
1999 2,051+1.56%
2007 2,238+1.10%
2012 2,388+1.31%
2017 2,409+0.18%
Source: INSEE [3]

Wine

The village gives its name to a sweet wine appellation, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. It also gives its name to a drier red wine, formerly Côtes du Rhone Villages Beaumes-de-Venise, now Beaumes de Venise AOC.

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE