{"id":154,"date":"2024-10-18T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:30:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:30:33","slug":"en-savoir-plus-sur-nos-terroirs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/en\/en-savoir-plus-sur-nos-terroirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Find out more about our terroirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><h1 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading titre-rouge\" >Our major wine appellations (AOP)<\/h1><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><h3 style=\"color: #7D2A15;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading sous-titre-rouge\" >Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>The Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape appellation is the jewel in the crown of the southern Rh\u00f4ne Valley's wine heritage. It was in the 14th century that Pope Jean XXII had a fortress built at Ch\u00e2teauneuf and developed the famous vineyard...<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Renowned as much for its white wines as for its reds, the vineyard covers just over 3,000 hectares of vines and produces almost 100,000 hectolitres of wine each year (over 90% reds). It covers almost the entire commune of Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape and four neighbouring communes (B\u00e9darrides, Courth\u00e9zon, Orange and Sorgues).<\/p>\n<p>This exceptional terroir, located on the left bank of the Rh\u00f4ne between Avignon and Orange, is made up of vast terraces covered in red clay mixed with numerous rolled quartz pebbles. In the heart of the southern sector, the Mediterranean microclimate is the warmest in the C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these unique growing conditions, the wines of Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape have also built up their great aromatic richness through the use of a large number of grape varieties, 13 in all, with Grenache Noir remaining dominant. The art of blending...<\/p>\n<p>The vines are pruned into goblets to protect the bunches from the Mistral and the scorching sun. The extreme ripening of the grapes is further enhanced by the famous rounded pebbles, which release all the heat they store during the day at night.<\/p>\n<p>The red wines are fantastically complex. Powerful, full-bodied and well-balanced, they are full-bodied on the palate and have a powerful nose with hints of undergrowth. Their intense garnet-red colour reveals a wide range of aromas: ripe fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry), spices and roasting. They are best enjoyed after a few years' cellaring, with the best vintages reaching maturity after several decades.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><h3 style=\"color: #7D2A15;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading sous-titre-rouge\" >Gigondas<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Gigondas, Montmirail and its Dentelles, its Saracen tower, the Turkish rock, the Ouv\u00e8ze... Gigondas and its hamlets are hilly and sunny. This is Provence, with its scents of garrigue and cypress, its colours and jagged relief. A paradise for Grenache. The aromas are peppery, chocolate and red fruit.... No two Gigondas wines are alike, and time is their ally!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gigondas AOP covers 1,230 hectares of vineyards in the commune of Gigondas, at the foot of the famous Dentelles de Montmirail. Average production is 35,000 hectolitres of red wine (ros\u00e9 production is very limited). Gigondas wines are produced on the Ouv\u00e8ze pebble terraces, and have a reputation for great aromatic finesse.<\/p>\n<p>Grenache is the main grape variety, complemented by the classic varieties of the southern Rh\u00f4ne Valley, in particular Syrah and Mourv\u00e8dre.<\/p>\n<p>Gigondas wines are rich and generous, with a tannic structure that is present but ripe. The palate is full-bodied, often fleshy, with good body. The tannins are robust but mellow with age, giving structured, well-balanced wines.<\/p>\n<p>The ripe fruit aromas seen on the nose are repeated, accompanied by spices, pepper, Proven\u00e7al herbs and sometimes mineral notes. The wines often have a fresh finish, thanks to the relative altitude and limestone soils of the terroir. They can be kept for 5 to 15 years, or even longer for the best vintages.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1730903202870 vc_row-has-fill wd-rs-672b7c954a839\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><h1 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading titre-rouge\" >The Ouv\u00e8ze<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>The Ouv\u00e8ze is a river that flows through the Dr\u00f4me and Vaucluse departments. It is a left-hand tributary of the Rh\u00f4ne. It flows through Saint-Andr\u00e9-des-Rami\u00e8res.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 kilometres long and passing at the foot of Saint-Andr\u00e9-des-Rami\u00e8res, it rises in the Chamouse mountain, near Somecure, in the Baronnies massif north of the Vaucluse plateaux. It flows westwards through Montguers, Buis-les-Baronnies, Pierrelongue and Mollans-sur-Ouv\u00e8ze. In the Vaucluse, it continues north-west of Mont Ventoux and north of the Dentelles de Montmirail to cross Vaison-la-Romaine.<\/p>\n<p>After Vaison, it flows through a fairly wet plain between Rasteau and Sorgues. The Ouv\u00e8ze joins the Rh\u00f4ne on its left bank, passing to the west of Sorgues opposite the Barthelasse island.<\/p>\n<p>Its main tributaries are the Toulourenc, the Seille, the Sorgues, the Canal de Vaucluse and its branch, the Canal du Griffon, the Menon, the Eyguemarse, etc.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><h3 style=\"color: #7D2A15;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading sous-titre-rouge\" >Vacqueyras<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Vacqueyras AOP is produced in the communes of Vacqueyras and Sarrians, north-east of Orange. The terroir covers around 1,400 hectares of vines, bordered by the Gigondas and Beaumes-de-Venise vineyards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annual production is just over 32,000 hectolitres. The vineyards are planted mainly at the foot and on the slopes of the famous Dentelles de Montmirail massif and on the Ouv\u00e8ze river terraces. The soil is extremely diverse, consisting mainly of clay, sand, pebbles, limestone scree and red limestone. The grape varieties planted here are traditional for southern C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne vineyards, and this combination of climate and soil produces red wines of varying character (as well as a few ros\u00e9s and rare whites).<\/p>\n<p>The reds are mainly made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourv\u00e8dre and Cinsault.<\/p>\n<p>Full-bodied, round and rich on the palate, Vacqueyras red wines have notes of red fruit and violets, as well as liquorice and undergrowth. These are wines of character, well-balanced and fine, best enjoyed after two or three years.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><h3 style=\"color: #7D2A15;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading sous-titre-rouge\" >Rasteau<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>The Rasteau AOP is produced in the communes of Cairanne, Rasteau and Sablet, in the Vaucluse.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recognition as a AOP dates back to 1944 for vins doux naturels and 2010 for dry red wines. Covering an area of 733 hectares, this terroir produces around 25,000 hectolitres annually.<\/p>\n<p>The ancient alpine diluvium terrace is composed of a matrix of red clay, rich in rolled quartz pebbles and grey limestone.<\/p>\n<p>On aeration, the red wines give off a nose of blackcurrants and sweet spices. Fleshy and well-structured, they have good ageing potential.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><h3 style=\"color: #7D2A15;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading sous-titre-rouge\" >Ventoux<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>The Ventoux AOP covers 6,700 hectares at the foot of the famous Mont Ventoux. The terroir is divided into 3 wine-growing sectors: the Malauc\u00e8ne basin in the north, the Carpentras amphitheatre in the centre, and the southern sector, which borders the Luberon vineyards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ventoux AOP produces around 285,000 hectolitres of wine each year, mainly reds (85% of the volume), but also ros\u00e9s and rare whites.<\/p>\n<p>The soils are generally derived from Tertiary sediments, hard limestone, scree and ancient stony alluvium. Although divided into 3 sectors, the Ventoux vineyards benefit from fairly homogenous climatic conditions that are highly conducive to producing quality wines. It benefits from the sunshine and heat typical of the Mediterranean climate, while being well sheltered from the winds by the surrounding mountains.<\/p>\n<p>The wines are made from a variety of grape varieties, mainly Grenache Noir and Syrah for the reds. They are often fruity, and can be supple and light, or more marked by powerful tannins and more colour.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"color: #7D2A15;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading sous-titre-rouge\" >C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n<p><strong>The Appellation area stretches from Vienne in the north to Avignon in the south. The vineyards are divided into two regions : C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne septentrionales (from Vienne to Livron-sur-Dr\u00f4me) and C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne m\u00e9ridionales (from Mont\u00e9limar and Bourg-Saint-And\u00e9ol to Avignon). The production area covers 29,000 hectares. Annual production averages 1 million hectoliters. The C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne appellation covers 172 communes in six d\u00e9partements (Rh\u00f4ne, Loire, Ard\u00e8che, Dr\u00f4me, Vaucluse and Gard).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vineyards are divided into two main areas: the Northern Rh\u00f4ne (to the north) and the Southern Rh\u00f4ne (to the south).<\/p>\n<p>In the southern part, the climate is Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers influenced by the mistral, a powerful dry wind that helps to keep the vines healthy by limiting humidity. There is a wide variety of soils.<\/p>\n<p>Syrah is the main grape variety in the northern Rh\u00f4ne, while Grenache dominates in the southern Rh\u00f4ne. Other grape varieties include mourv\u00e8dre, carignan and cinsault.<\/p>\n<p>But let's go back in time. In the 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century, the viguerie of Uz\u00e8s was divided in two. There was the viguerie haute or C\u00e9vennes, and the viguerie basse which took the name of the C\u00f4te du Rh\u00f4ne. The wines of the C\u00f4te du Rh\u00f4ne were renowned. Regulations were introduced in 1650 to protect their authentic origin and guarantee their quality.<\/p>\n<p>An initial royal edict dated 27 September 1729 attempted to give this small region a wine-growing identity. However, it proved insufficient and was amended in 1737 to read as follows: \u2018All barrels of wine destined for the sale and transport of wine from Roquemaure as well as from neighbouring and contiguous places and parishes: Tavel, Lirac, Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres, Saint-Geni\u00e8s-de-Comolas, Orsan, Chusclan, Codolet and others which are of superior quality will be marked on one of the bottoms, being full and not otherwise, with a fire mark which will contain the three letters CDR meaning C\u00f4te du Rh\u00f4ne with the vintage year. \u2019<\/p>\n<p>This name flourished, as in 1783, a member of the Acad\u00e9mie de Marseille stated that \u2018The C\u00f4te du Rh\u00f4ne is as renowned for the finesse of its oils as for the bouquet of its wines\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In 1869, a local newspaper ran the headline \u2018La C\u00f4te du Rh\u00f4ne\u2019, and in 1890, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mistral spoke of \u2018Costo dou Rose, renowned for its wines\u2019. It wasn't until the 20<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century that the C\u00f4te du Rh\u00f4ne became the C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne, extending to the vineyards on the left bank of the Rh\u00f4ne. The creation of the Syndicat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des vignerons des C\u00f4tes du Rh\u00f4ne in 1929 by Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumari\u00e9 was a decisive step in this expansion. This reputation, acquired over the centuries, was validated by the Tournon and Uz\u00e8s Regional Courts in 1936. The Appellation was created by decree on 19 November 1937.<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_40 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_black\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading titre-rouge\" >Mont Ventoux<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Mont Ventoux is the summit of the Vaucluse and the giant of Provence. Reaching an altitude of 1,909 metres, it is approximately 25 kilometres long on an east-west axis and 15 kilometres wide on a north-south axis. Nicknamed Mont Chauve (Bald Mountain), its geographical isolation makes it visible from great distances. It forms the linguistic boundary between North and South Occitan. It is the giant of Provence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before it was criss-crossed by three main roads, which have enabled the development of green tourism and outdoor sports in both summer and winter, notably with the organisation of major cycle races, motor racing and other events, the mountain was criss-crossed by tracks laid out by shepherds following the boom in sheep farming between the 14th and mid-19th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Lucien Lazarid\u00e8s was the first rider in the Tour de France<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>to cross the summit of Mont Ventoux. It was in 1951.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>From 1902, it was on the 21 km route de l'Observatoire,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>one end of which is 293 metres above sea level and the other 1912 metres,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>that the first Mont Ventoux hill climb took place.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>It was won by Paul Chauchard in a Panhard et Levassor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The mountain's remarkable whiteness is due to its predominantly limestone composition and the numerous scree slopes at the summit. The mountain also features intense karstification due to water erosion. Rainfall is particularly abundant in spring and autumn. Rainwater infiltrates the galleries and gushes out in resurgent springs of varying flow, such as the Fontaine de Vaucluse and the Grozeau spring.<\/p>\n<p>Mont Ventoux is subject to a predominantly Mediterranean climate, which is sometimes responsible for scorching summer temperatures, but the altitude also means that there is a wide variety of climates, from the summit to a mountain-type climate, including a temperate climate at mid-slope. What's more, the wind can be very violent, with the mistral blowing almost half the year. This particular geomorphology and climate make it a rich and fragile environmental site, with many different levels of vegetation, as demonstrated by its classification as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO and as a Natura 2000 site.<\/p>\n<p>Although there is evidence of human settlement in the foothills during prehistoric times, the first documented ascent to the summit was made on 26 April 1336 by the poet Petrarch from Malauc\u00e8ne on the northern slopes. He later paved the way for numerous scientific studies. Subsequently, for almost six centuries, Mont Ventoux was intensively deforested, for the benefit of the shipbuilding industry in Toulon, charcoal manufacturers and sheep farmers.<\/p>\n<p>While sheep farming has all but disappeared, bee-keeping, market gardening, wine-growing, mushroom picking (including truffles) and lavender cultivation are still practised.<\/p>\n<p>Because of all these features, Mont Ventoux is an important symbolic figure in Provence, having been the subject of oral and literary accounts, as well as numerous artistic and scientific graphic representations.<\/p>\n<p>In Occitan Proven\u00e7al, Mont Ventoux is known as Mont Ventor according to the classical standard or Mount Ventour according to the Mistralian standard.<\/p>\n<p>The original name Ventour already appears in the 2nd century in its Latin form V\u012dntur on three votive inscriptions to a Celtic god. The first was discovered in the 18th century at Mirabel-aux-Baronnies, on the site of Notre-Dame de Beaulieu by Esprit Calvet. It reads VENTVRI \/ CADIENSES \/ VSLMN. The second, from Apt, was found in 1700 by Joseph-Fran\u00e7ois de R\u00e9merville, who wrote VENTVRI \/ VSLM \/ M. VIBIVSN. The third was unearthed during excavations in 1993 at the chapel of Saint-V\u00e9ran, near Goult, where only VINTVRIN remained legible on a fragmenta.<\/p>\n<p>While this oronym passed into Proven\u00e7al without much change, the same cannot be said of its clever Latin reworking, Mons Ventosus, which has been documented since the 10th century and was the term used by Petrarch in the 14th century. Following in the poet's footsteps, it was for a long time reinterpreted as \u2018windy mountain\u2019, given that the Mistral wind often blows here at over 100 km\/h, and sometimes much more.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_40 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_black\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading titre-rouge\" >The Comtat Venaissin<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>The Comtat Venaissin, often referred to as the Comtat, is a former papal state. It was founded in the Middle Ages, in 1125, and was completely dissolved on September 14, 1791. In other words, it lived for almost 700 years !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It stretches between the Rh\u00f4ne, the Durance, Mont Ventoux and the Dentelles<br \/>\nde Montmirail and includes the towns of Carpentras, Vaison-la-Romaine, l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Cavaillon...<\/p>\n<p>80 current communes made up the Comtat Venaissin, spread between the departments of Vaucluse and Dr\u00f4me. Today, 10% of these communes are in the southern part of the Dr\u00f4me d\u00e9partement, while 90% are in the Vaucluse, which it covers almost entirely.<\/p>\n<p>The Comtat was created as a result of the \u2018Grande Provence\u2019 partition treaty, signed on 16 September 1125 between the Count of Toulouse (Alphonse Jourdain) and the Count of Barcelona (Raymond B\u00e9renger). This treaty granted the northern territory, covering the land between the Durance and Is\u00e8re rivers, to the Count of Toulouse, which became the \u2018Marquisate of Provence\u2019. It was within this Marquisate that the famous Comtat Venaissin was to be found, and it also made up the majority of the territory. The southern part of the region was handed over to the Count of Barcelona before becoming known as the \u2018County of Provence\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the 13th century, the Church embarked on a war epic known as the \u2018Crusade against the Albigensians\u2019 (1208-1229), aimed at wiping out Catharism, which was widely established in Languedoc, particularly in the lands dominated by the House of Toulouse. Raymond VI, heir to the Comtat, was considerably weakened and forced to go on crusade. King Louis VIII subjected Raymond VI to the Treaty of Paris, signed on 12 April 1229, which divested the House of Toulouse of its lands and divided them between the Church and the King. The Comtat Venaissin was then handed over to the Holy See.<\/p>\n<p>This was followed by a turbulent period during which the dispossessed were able to make claims on the land, supported by important figures of the time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex wd-rs-671b9301caf1c\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Anville_1745_Carte_du_Comtat_Venaissin.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Anville_1745_Carte_du_Comtat_Venaissin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Anville_1745_Carte_du_Comtat_Venaissin.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Anville_1745_Carte_du_Comtat_Venaissin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Anville_1745_Carte_du_Comtat_Venaissin-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Anville_1745_Carte_du_Comtat_Venaissin-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainesgabrielrey.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Anville_1745_Carte_du_Comtat_Venaissin-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Comtat was finally handed over to Pope Gregory X on 27 January 1274. 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