Beaumes-de-Venise
| Beaumes-de-Venise | ||
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Chapel with Mont Ventoux in the background | ||
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  Beaumes-de-Venise | ||
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Beaumes-de-Venise | ||
| Coordinates: 44°07′25″N 5°01′52″E / 44.1236°N 5.0311°ECoordinates: 44°07′25″N 5°01′52″E / 44.1236°N 5.0311°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Beaumes-de-Venise | |
| Intercommunality | Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Christian Gonnet | |
| Area1 | 18.89 km2 (7.29 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,223 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84012 / 84190 | |
| Elevation |
44–442 m (144–1,450 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Beaumes-de-Venise (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.
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 AC Beaumes-de-Venise.
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