Vacqueyras

Vacqueyras (French pronunciation: [vakeʁas]; Occitan: Vacairaç) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Vacqueyras
Vaqueiras
The church of Vacqueyras
Location of Vacqueyras
Vacqueyras
Vacqueyras
Coordinates: 44°08′17″N 4°58′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonVaison-la-Romaine
IntercommunalityCA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Bouteiller
Area
1
8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
1,209
  Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84136 /84190
Elevation68–254 m (223–833 ft)
(avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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