Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pre ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact characteristics ( human geography), and the interaction of humanity an ...
in southeastern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
Located south of the
Luberon
The Luberon ( or ; Provençal: ''Leberon'' or ''Leberoun'' ) is a massif in central Provence in Southern France, part of the French Prealps. It has a maximum elevation of and an area of about . It is composed of three mountain ranges (from w ...
, this town is also near
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille ...
, a famous town. Pertuis has existed since at least 981, while a castle was first built in the 12th century.
Population
Pertuis has registered significant population growth since the 1960s, with a threefold increase during this period.
Alton, Hampshire
Alton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, near the source of the River Wey. It had a population of 17,816 at the 2011 census.
Alton was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as ''Aoltone' ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
*
Este, Veneto
Este () is a town and '' comune'' of the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Euganean Hills. The town is a centre for farming, crafts and industry worthy of note.
History
Este had given ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
*
Utiel
Utiel is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.
According to the 2014 census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
Notable people from Pertuis
* Henry de Saint Didier (16th century), fencer and author of the first French book on fencing (1573)
*
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
Victor de Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau (5 October 1715, Pertuis13 July 1789, Argenteuil) was a French economist of the Physiocratic school. He was the father of Honoré, Comte de Mirabeau and André Boniface Louis Riqueti de Mirabeau. He was, ...
(1715–1789), economist
*
Michèle Torr
Michèle Torr (born Michelle Cléberte Tort 7 April 1947) is a French singer and author, best known in non-Francophone countries for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg in 1966 and for Monaco in 1977.
Early career ...
(1947-), singer
*
Cyril Rool
Cyril Rool (born 15 April 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Rool was born in Pertuis, Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French ...
(1975-), footballer
*
Malick Bowens
Malik, Maleek, Malek or Malyk (Arabic: مَالِك or مَلِك) (Urdu & ( Persian): مالک) () is a given name of Arabic origin.
It is both used as first name and surname mainly in several Muslim countries and communities.
Several Semitic ...
(1941-2017), actor
Gallery
File:Église Saint-Nicolas de Pertuis, Vaucluse, France - 20090509.jpg, Église Saint-Nicolas
See also
*
Communes of the Vaucluse department
The following is a list of the 151 communes of the Vaucluse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website