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Also known as Vacairaç

Vacqueyras (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Vacqueyras is a commune in the Vaucluse department of France, situated within the canton of Beaumes-de-Venise and the arrondissement of Carpentras. It is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and shares borders with Sablet, Sarrians, Beaumes-de-Venise, and Gigondas. The area covers 8.97 square kilometers, with an elevation of 254 meters above sea level.

The population of the commune is recorded as 1,322, comprising 646 males and 662 females. Another source lists the population as 1,135. The postal code for the area is 84190. Vacqueyras is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Vaison-la-Romaine.

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Place details

Locality
Vacqueyras
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Population
1,135

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

French commune.name
Vacqueyras
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Eglise de Vacqueyras.JPG
French commune.caption
The church of Vacqueyras
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Vacqueyras (Vaucluse).svg
French commune.native name
Vaqueiràs
French commune.arrondissement
Carpentras
French commune.canton
Vaison-la-Romaine
French commune.INSEE
84136
French commune.postal code
84190
French commune.mayor
Philippe Bouteiller
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
French commune.elevation m
147
French commune.elevation min m
68
French commune.elevation max m
254
French commune.area km2
8.97

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Encyclopedic overview

41 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Access
  • Neighbouring communes
  • Terrain
  • Geology
  • Hydrography
  • Flora
  • Urban planning
  • Typology
  • Land use
  • History
  • Prehistory and antiquity
  • Middle Ages
  • Modern history
  • Toponym
  • Heraldry
  • Population
  • Economy
  • The vineyard and the wines
  • Tourism
  • Equipment or services
  • Urban transport
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Local life
  • Entertainment, festivals and competitions
  • Environment
  • Ecology and recycling
  • Monuments and sights
  • Saint-Barthélemy Church
  • The Notre-Dame chapels
  • The Chapel of Saint-Pape
  • The castle
  • The old ramparts
  • Stassart courtyard and its porch
  • Raimbaut fountain
  • Former thermal spa of Montmirail
  • The hamlet of Fontbonne
  • See also
  • References

Vacqueyras (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Vacqueyras is also the name of an Appellation for a wine from the Côtes du Rhône.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vacqueyras” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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