Beaumes-de-Venise
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Commune of Beaumes-de-Venise |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Beaumes-de-Venise |
| Intercommunality | Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin |
| Mayor | Christian Gonnet (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 44 m–442 m (avg. 100 m) |
| Land area¹ | 18,89 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2051 |
| - Density | 108/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 84012/ 84190 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Beaumes-de-Venise is a commune of the Vaucluse département in southern France. The word "beaumes" comes from the old Provençal word "balma" meaning cave or grotto. The surrounding hills have many of these caves that were inhabited during the Iron Age. The village gives its name to a sweet wine appellation, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise.
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