La Roque-sur-Pernes

La Roque-sur-Pernes (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk syʁ pɛʁn], literally La Roque on Pernes; Occitan: La Ròca de Pèrnas) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. In 2018, it had a population of 416.

La Roque-sur-Pernes
La Ròca de Pèrnas (Occitan)
A view of La Roque-sur-Pernes
A view of La Roque-sur-Pernes
Coat of arms of La Roque-sur-Pernes
Location of La Roque-sur-Pernes
La Roque-sur-Pernes is located in France
La Roque-sur-Pernes
La Roque-sur-Pernes
La Roque-sur-Pernes is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
La Roque-sur-Pernes
La Roque-sur-Pernes
Coordinates: 43°58′47″N 5°06′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonPernes-les-Fontaines
IntercommunalityCA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joseph Bernhardt[1]
Area
1
11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
417
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84101 /84210
Elevation142–502 m (466–1,647 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

After the Second World War hundreds of Banat French people from Banat, a region between Romania, Serbia and Hungary, settled in the village.[3]

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