Vinsobres is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Drôme

Drôme

Drôme , a department in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.-History:The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution...

 department in the Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...

 region

Régions of France

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 in southeastern France

France

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Geography

Vinsobles is located 9 km south-west of Nyons

Nyons

Nyons 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 Sequani...

, 14 km north-east of Tulette

Tulette

Tulette is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:...

, 12 km south-east of Valréas

Valréas

Valréas is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-History:The area around the town of Valréas is known as L'Enclave des Papes. It is an enclave of Vaucluse, surrounded by the department of the Drôme. The foundation of the Enclave began...

, and 15 km north of Vaison-la-Romaine

Vaison-la-Romaine

Vaison-la-Romaine is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France....

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The neighbouring communes are Mirabel-aux-Baronnies

Mirabel-aux-Baronnies

Mirabel-aux-Baronnies is a commune in the Drôme department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.Perched on top of a hill, Mirabel is renowned for its mild climate and beautiful scenery...

 and Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues

Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues

Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...

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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)..

Demography

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 house
  Fortified house
  A fortified house is a type of building which developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.Generally beginning as a traditional manor house or noble residence it would later be later fortified to a more military styling with the addition of gate houses, stone walls, towers or other such features to...
  
  s dating from the Modern Period.

Wine

Vinsobres

Vinsobres AOC

Vinsobres is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for red wine in the southern part of the Rhône wine region of France, situated around Vinsobres....

is an appellation for red wine since 2006.