Beaumes-de-Venise
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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 | 44–442 m (144–1,450 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 18.89 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,223 (2006) |
| - Density | 118 /km2 (310 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°07′25″N 5°01′52″E / 44.1236°N 5.0311°E
Beaumes-de-Venise is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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[edit] Name
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.
[edit] 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 red wine, formerly Côtes du Rhone Villages Beaumes-de-Venise, now AC Beaumes-de-Venise.
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