La Baume-de-Transit
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | Nyons | |
| Canton | Grignan | |
| Community association | Drôme Sud Provence | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 20 ′ N , 4 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 97-169 m | |
| surface | 12.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 881 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26790 | |
| INSEE code | 26033 | |
| Website | www.la-baume-de-transit.com | |
La Baume-de-Transit is a French municipality with 881 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
La Baume-de-Transit is located on the border of the Drôme department and the Vaucluse department , 23 kilometers northeast of Orange and eleven kilometers southwest of Valréas . The river Lez flows through the municipality. Neighboring municipalities to La Baume-de-Transit are Montségur-sur-Lauzon in the north-west, Richerenches in the north-east, Bouchet in the south and Suze-la-Rousse in the south-west. The municipal area covers 1205 hectares, the mean height is 133 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at an altitude of 169 meters.
La Baume-de-Transit is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
The parish had belonged to the bishops of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux since the 9th century . From the 15th century until the death of Diana of Poitiers , it belonged to the House of Poitiers-Valentinois of Saint-Vallier .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 340 | 358 | 405 | 513 | 614 | 742 | 827 | 859 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Ruins of the castle from the 12th century, classified as Monument historique (historical monument) in 1980
- Shell tower of the medieval city fortifications
- Church Sainte-Croix of the 12th century, classified as a monument historique since 1908; in the church an 18th century painting, classified as a Monument historique in 1983 and stolen on April 24, 2001. A processional lantern from the 19th century was also classified as a monument historique in 1980.
economy
Important occupations of the Baumois are agriculture, livestock (sheep), viticulture and forestry.
Local products
The municipal area are controlled appellations (AOC) for Picodon and Grignan-les-Adhémar - wines and protected geographical indications (PGI) for lamb (Agneau de Sisteron) , guinea fowl (Pintadeau de la Drôme) , poultry (Volailles de la Drôme) , Honey (Miel de Provence) , garlic (Ail de la Drôme) and red , white and rosé wine (Comtés of Rhodania, Drôme and Méditerranée) .
Web links
- Découvrir La Baume de Transit (French)
- La Baume-de-Transit in the Base Mémoire des Ministère de la Culture (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de La Baume-de-Transit. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 21, 2012 (French).
- ↑ a b La Baume-de-Transit on quid ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved February 2010
- ↑ Entry No. 26033 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 26033 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
