Beaumes-de-Venise

Chapel with Mont Ventoux in the background

Coat of arms

Beaumes-de-Venise

Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region

Beaumes-de-Venise

Coordinates:

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)

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.

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. And also now it gives its name to a

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