Vinsobres (; oc, Vinsòbres) is a

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in the

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

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in the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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in southeastern

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Geography

Vinsobres is located 9 km south-west of

Nyons Nyons (; See mistralian norm, and classical norm of Provençal.) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. History Nyons was settled in the 6th century BC as ''Nyrax'' by a Gallic tribe, probably the Segusiavi or the Sequ ...

, 14 km north-east of

Tulette Tulette (; oc, Tuleta) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Drôme department of France. The communes coope ...

, 12 km south-east of

Valréas Valréas (; oc, Vauriàs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. History The area around the town of Valréas is kno ...

, and 15 km north of

Vaison-la-Romaine Vaison-la-Romaine (; oc, Vaison) is a town in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Vaison-la-Romaine is famous for its rich Roman ruins and mediaeval town and cathedral. It is also unusual in ...

. The neighbouring communes are

Mirabel-aux-Baronnies Mirabel-aux-Baronnies (; oc, Mirabèu) is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. Perched on top of a hill, Mirabel is renowned for its mild climate and scenery. It was first mentioned i ...

and

Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues (, literally ''Saint-Maurice on Eygues''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Maurici'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Drôme department The following is a list ...

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).

Albert Dauzat Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics. Dauzat, a student of Jules Gilliéron, was a director of studies at the École des hautes études. Works * ''L'argot des poilus; di ...

and

Charles Rostaing Charles Rostaing (9 October 1904 – 24 April 1999) was a French linguist who specialised in toponymy.Obituar ...

, ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieux en France'', Éd. Larousse, 1968, p. 1958.

Population

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

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s dating from the Modern Period.

Economy

Wine

Vinsobres is an appellation for red wine since 2006.