Vinsobres
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Vinsobres | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′05″N 5°03′43″E / 44.3347°N 5.0619°ECoordinates: 44°20′05″N 5°03′43″E / 44.3347°N 5.0619°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Nyons |
| Canton | Nyons |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Eygues |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Serge Cornud |
| Area1 | 35.42 km2 (13.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,101 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26377 / 26110 |
| Elevation | 184–520 m (604–1,706 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. | |
Vinsobres is a commune in the Drôme department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Geography
Vinsobles is located 9 km south-west of Nyons, 14 km north-east of Tulette, 12 km south-east of Valréas, and 15 km north of Vaison-la-Romaine.
The neighbouring communes are Mirabel-aux-Baronnies and Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues.
History
Alphonse de Bounard was the Marquis of Archimbaud, Lord of Roquebrune, Vérone and Vinsobres, Baron of Montguers and royalist member of parliament for Nyons.
According to the tradition he was descended from the Cort Palatine and Italian painter, Arcimboldo.
Toponymy
The oldest form is de Vinzobrio, attested in 1137. It is made up of the root, vintio-, which originates from the pre-Celtic vin-t (height), and from the Celtic suffix briga (mountain).[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1911 | 1,228 | — |
| 1962 | 705 | −42.6% |
| 1968 | 754 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 807 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 911 | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 1,062 | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 1,089 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,101 | +1.1% |
Sights
- The ruins of a castle keep tower over the village, and the remains of the medieval enclosure and one gate, known as the "Portalou" can also be seen.
- La Touche, Deurre and the Château of Véronne: are all fortified houses dating from the Modern Period.
Economy
Wine
Vinsobres is an appellation for red wine since 2006.
See also
References
- ↑ Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France, Éd. Larousse, 1968, p. 1958.
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