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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Beaumes-de-Venise
Commune
Chapel with Mont Ventoux in the backgroundChapel with Mont Ventoux in the background
Coat of arms of Beaumes-de-VeniseCoat of arms
Location of Beaumes-de-Venise
Beaumes-de-Venise is located in FranceBeaumes-de-VeniseBeaumes-de-VeniseShow map of FranceBeaumes-de-Venise is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurBeaumes-de-VeniseBeaumes-de-VeniseShow map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 44°07′25″N 5°01′52″E / 44.1236°N 5.0311°E / 44.1236; 5.0311
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonMonteux
IntercommunalityCA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Bouletin
Area18.89 km (7.29 sq mi)
Population2,428
 • Density130/km (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code84012 /84190
Elevation44–442 m (144–1,450 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

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.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Vaucluse Communes of the Vaucluse department


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