Beaumes-de-Venise

French commune
nomcommune=Beaumes-de-Venise
in the background (right)
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Vaucluse
arrondissement=Carpentras
canton=Beaumes-de-Venise
insee=84012
cp=84190
maire=Christian Gonnet
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
longitude=5.03111111111111
latitude=44.1236111111111
alt moy=100 m
alt mini=44 m
alt maxi=442 m
hectares=1889
km²=18,89
sans=2051
date-sans=1999
dens=108
nomhab=Balméens, Balméennes
date-dens=1999

Beaumes-de-Venise is a commune of the Vaucluse "département" in southern France.

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.

Wine

The village gives its name to a sweet wine appellation, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. And also now to a red wine, formerly Côtes du Rhone Villages Beaumes-de-Venise, now AC Beaumes-de-Venise.