The name of the city derives from the Latin Noviomagus Tricastinorum ("Noviomagus of the Tricastini"), from the name of a local Gallic tribe. At some point, locals misunderstood the name, thinking it to have come from tricastinorum ("of the three castles"), and mistranslated it into French.

It was the start of stage 16 of the 2011 Tour de France, 162.5 km (101 mi) to Gap, as well as the start city for stage 13 of the 2012 Tour de France, 217 km (135 mi) to Cap d'Agde.

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