Richerenches (; oc, Richarenchas) is a
commune in the
Vaucluse department
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Government and military
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in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern
France.
Truffles
The village is famous for its
truffle market as well as for its ''messe aux truffes'' in the church located in the village center. Donations are this time not given in money but in 'truffes'. After the service the traditionally dressed brotherhoods of the ''rabassiers'' (the people who search for truffles in the ground with trained dogs or pigs) take the donated truffles to a small square in front of the ''Hôtel de Ville'', where they are auctioned. The revenues are for the maintenance of the church and parochial expenses. The village is crowded at this event, that takes place every third Sunday of January.
Knights Templar
In 1136, a local lord, Hugh of Bourbouton, gave the
Knights Templar
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land at Richerenches. Two years later he gave even more, and the next day he took his vows as a Templar. He eventually became the Commander of the Templar
commandery of Richerenches, which rose to be one of the most important Templar commanderies in Provence.
In popular culture
The village is mentioned in Season 4 Episode 1 of the TV series ''
Warehouse 13
''Warehouse 13'' is an American science fiction television series that originally ran from July 7, 2009, to May 19, 2014, on the Syfy network, and was executive produced by Jack Kenny and David Simkins for Universal Cable Productions. Described ...
'' as being the location for a fictitious cult derived from the
Knights Templar
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called the Brotherhood of the Black Diamond.
See also
*
Communes of the Vaucluse department
References
External links
Communes of Vaucluse
Enclaves and exclaves
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