Taillades
Taillades (French pronunciation: [tajad]; Occitan: Lei Talhadas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Taillades | |
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 The old quarry, which is now an open-air theatre | |
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Location of Taillades | |
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| Coordinates: 43°50′13″N 5°05′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Cheval-Blanc |
| Intercommunality | CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicole Girard[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,917 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84131 /84300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Cavaillon, and 40 km (25 mi) south east of Avignon.
Situated in the Luberon, the village covers 675 hectares of which 320 are mountainside. It has a population of about 1,900 inhabitants.[3]
The village was awarded the 'two flowers' standard in the national competition for floral villages.
History
The village developed as a community of stone workers employed at the quarries nearby. The entrance to the old village is marked by a medieval tower, a vestige of the original castle. The castle was rebuilt in the seventeenth century. In 1859, the village mill, Moulin Saint-Pierre, was built. Today it is used as a function room for the village.[4]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Notre village". www.lestaillades.fr. Archived from the original on 2002-06-09.
- "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
