Monteux (; oc, Monteus) is a commune in the

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 prefe ...

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 and t ...

in southeastern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

Geography

Monteux is near

Carpentras Carpentras (, formerly ; Provençal Occitan: ''Carpentràs'' in classical norm or ''Carpentras'' in Mistralian norm; la, Carpentoracte) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. ...

, in middle of Comtat Venaissin, and around 20 km from

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune ha ...

, in the countryside between

Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux (; oc, Ventor, label=Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At , it is the highest ...

, the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

and the

Durance The Durance (; ''Durença'' in the Occitan classical norm or ''Durènço'' in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long. Its drainage basin is .Saint Gens.

Nearby towns

Althen-des-Paluds Althen-des-Paluds (; Provençal: ''Lei Palús'' or ''Alten'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue. Name of the city The name of Al ...

, Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue,

, Sarrians,

Pernes-les-Fontaines Pernes-les-Fontaines (; officially Pernes until 1936; Occitan: ''Pèrnas dei Fònts'' or simply ''Pèrnas'') is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. In 2019, it had a population of 10,170. Its inhabitants are called ''P ...

Loriol-du-Comtat Loriol-du-Comtat (; oc, L'Auriòu de la Comtat) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,520. See also *Communes of the Vaucluse department T ...

Hydrography

The river Auzon crosses the commune to the north of the historical center.

Climate

The commune, located in the zone of influence of the

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...

, has four

seasons A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...

. Two are dry: a short

winter Winter is the coldest season of the year in Polar regions of Earth, polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring (season), spring. The tilt of Axial tilt#Earth, Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a Hemi ...

and a very long

summer Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, ...

; two are rainy:

autumn Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( S ...

and

spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a h ...

. While the summers generally are hot and dry, due to subtropical

anticyclone An anticyclone is a weather phenomenon defined as a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from abo ...

activity, there are stormy periods, sometimes violent. The winters are gently. Rain is infrequent and snow rare.La climatologie du Vaucluse
/ref>

History

Antiquity

On the site of ''Bellegarde'' was exhumed a burial with incineration, remains of basalmaires, a terra cotta lamp, a plate and a glazed bowl of red ground.

Middle Ages

As of 1211, Guillaume III, bishop of Carpentras, which compromised with the Co-lords Isnard d' Entrevennes, Imbert and Raymond d' Agoult, obtained the exemption of straight of toll on their stronghold. This one depended then on the count de Toulouse. It was in 1240 that

Raymond VII Raymond VII (July 1197 – 27 September 1249) was Count of Toulouse, Duke of Narbonne and Marquis of Provence from 1222 until his death. Family and marriages Raymond was born at the Château de Beaucaire, the son of Raymond VI of Toulouse a ...

gave of it suzerainty to Barral of the Beams, his nephew by alliance, then qu' he was in paréage between eight lords.

Today

Irrigation of the plain of Comtat Venaissin by channel of Carpentras and the installation of the railroad, with the line Avignon/Carpentras made it possible Monteux to develop an intensive agricultural activity related to the truck farming and fruit-bearing arboriculture. An industrial development gross in the area too: Ruggieri bomb disposal expert (pyrotechnical) and Ducros-Vahine (food industry).

Toponymy

The name of the commune is attested as of the 12th century in the form of ' ' of Montilis' ' (1188) like ' ' Montilium' ' or ' ' Monticulus' '. This C-W communication little will evolve/move since l' ' is found; ' Montels' ' in 1464 and ' ' Monteulx' ' in 1558.

Administration

The Municipal council is composed of 33 members: the Mayor, 9 assistant, and 23 city council men. He meets 8 to 10 times per annum in the Room of the Council of Town hall and rule by deliberations all businesses of the commune. There exists also a Municipal council of Children, composed of 17 members, elected officials each year by the pupils of cycle 3 of the schools of the commune.

Intercommunality

Monteux belongs to

the Community of communes Sorgues of Comtat ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

, also made up of

, and of

. It was created the 24. The community of common belongs to several mixed trade-unions: * Syndicat mixte ITER Vaucluse * Syndicat mixte intercommunautaire pour l'étude, la construction et l'exploitation d'unités de traitement des ordures ménagères de la région de cavaillon (sieceutom) * Syndicat mixte pour la création et le suivi du schéma de cohérence territoriale (SCOT) du sud Luberon

Twin towns

Monteux is twinned with

Gladenbach Gladenbach [] is a town in Hesse, Germany, in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Geography Location The town of Gladenbach lies on the eastern edge of the Westerwald in the Hessian Highland (''Bergland''). This part of the Lahn-Dill Highlan ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

, and

Niemcza Niemcza (german: Nimptsch) is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Niemcza. The town lies on the Ślęza River, approximately eas ...

, in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

Demography

Economy

Tourism

Each year, in second half of May are held medieval festivals on a different topic. They spread out over 36 hours and mobilize 150 artists. Towards the end August, a gigantic fire is drawn; artifice which attracts a considerable crowd.

Agriculture

As of the end of the 19th century, the installation of the railway line Avignon/Carpentras accelerated the agricultural vocation of the commune. From years 1960, use of the agricultural greenhouses made it possible to market two speculations: the strawberry of Carpentras and the melon of Cavaillon.

Industry

Four zones of activities, covering 90 hectares, accommodate the companies: ZAC of Escampades I and II, the Artisanal Zone of Tapy and the Industrial Park of Beauchamp. The main entreprises are: * Ducros-Vahiné, ''La Tisanière'', industrie alimentaire * Louis Martin, conserveries * Conserveries Charles Faraud * SIMC materiaux (Societée Industrielle de Materiaux de Construction) * Transports Lurit * Ruggieri

Culture

Monuments

* Tower Clémentine * Old walls of the city PorteAvignonMonteux

* Church Notre Dame de Nazareth * Chapel Notre Dame des Grâces * Chapel des Pénitents Noirs HotelDeVilleMonteux

* Town hall - this building was a hospital before, Hôpital St Pierre.

Sports

Many sports associations: rugby, football, handball, moto-ball, tennis, running, ping-pong, pétanque, cycling. 3 stadium : Georges Henri, Bertier et St-Hilaire

Personalities

Nicolas Saboly Nicolas Saboly (30 January 1614 – 26 July 1675) was a French poet, composer and choirmaster. He composed many Christmas carols in the Provençal dialect which form one of the monuments of poetry in that language and have been continuously republ ...

(1614–1675) * Félicien Trewey *

Benoit Benoni-Auran Benoît Benoni-Auran (13 December 1859 in Monteux - 25 January 1944) was a Provence, Provençal master painter. Biography Benoni-Auran's training began at the :fr:Couvent Sainte-Garde-des-Champs de Saint-Didier, Séminaire de Sainte-Garde in Sai ...

* André Chiron