The town is infamous as the site where phylloxera, a pest of grapevines, was introduced into France from North America via England in the 1860s. In the 18th century Roquemaure was the centre of attempts to regulate the production of wine in the area and the term "Côte du Rhône" was coined. Roquemaure was the site of a royal castle during the medieval period but after the French Revolution the castle was dismantled and now only two towers remain. In 2017 the commune had a population of 5,481. ![]() The town lies 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north of Avignon on the right bank of the Rhône. Roquemaure ( French pronunciation: Occitan: Ròcamaura Provençal: Recamaulo) is a small town and commune in the Gard department of southern France. ![]() ![]() 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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