Buoux

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Buoux
Buoux coat of arms
Buoux (France)
Buoux
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Apt
Canton Apt
Community association Pays d'Apt-Luberon
Coordinates 43 ° 50 '  N , 5 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 50 '  N , 5 ° 23'  E
height 253-902 m
surface 17.54 km 2
Residents 68 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 4 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 84480
INSEE code 84023
Website buoux-village.com

Buoux village

Buoux is a French municipality with 68 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

Buoux is five kilometers south of the city of Apt . Other neighboring communities are Bonnieux , Lourmarin , Vaugines , Sivergues and Saignon .

Cliff face in Buoux

The municipality is located in the center of the Luberon Regional Nature Park on the Claparèdes plateau , which stretches between the northern flank of the Cretaceous Luberon Mountains and the Calavon valley, which was formed in the Tertiary . The Aigue Brun - the only permanently water-bearing river in the Luberon - flows right through the municipality . It serves as the sole drain of the Claparèdes and has dug a ravine to the Durance in the south between the Grand and Petit Luberon . At its upper reaches, in the Buoux area, the river valley is bordered by high rock walls and scattered individual rock peaks, which are particularly interesting for climbers . The high, rugged rock faces have a damp, cool climate and offer a flora that is unique in Provence and that is otherwise only found in temperate or cold regions.

traffic

The route départementale D11 runs through the town of Buoux .

Sainte-Marie, Buoux

history

The first traces of human presence go back to the Moustérien age 70,000 years ago. The caves in the valley of the Aigue Brun, especially the trees of the Peyrard , were used by the Neanderthals as preferred settlement places for several millennia .

Near the village of Moulin Clos are the ruins of a first village, Saint-Germain , inhabited in the fifth century but abandoned in favor of the fortress between the 12th and 14th centuries. The current village of Buoux came into being at the end of the 17th century.

Apse Sainte-Marie, Buoux

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 44 44 72 103 118 112 122

Attractions

Ruins of Fort Buoux

Twenty minutes' walk northwest of the village is the cemetery with the Romanesque Ste-Marie chapel from the 13th century.

Only ruins remain of Fort Buoux , which is located on a rocky promontory . Louis XIV had the fortress demolished, fearing that it could serve as a refuge for Huguenots . In addition to the fortress walls, you can still see the remains of cisterns and silos carved into the rock . The fort also offers a beautiful view of the surrounding valley.

The Buoux Castle is part of the Luberon Regional Park and is also called Château de l'Environnement ("Castle of the Environment"). It is mainly open to school classes and houses a protection center for wild animals.

literature

  • Michel Albarède et al .: Vaucluse (=  Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2007, ISBN 2-7424-1900-4 , p. 273-275 .
  • Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon (=  Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7424-2737-6 , pp. 96-97 .

Web links

Commons : Buoux  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
  2. ↑ a b c Michel Albarède et al .: Vaucluse. 2007, p. 273.
  3. ^ A b Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon. 2010, p. 96.
  4. ^ Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon. 2010, pp. 96-97.
  5. ^ Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon. 2010, p. 97.