Caumont-sur-Durance
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Avignon | |
| Canton | Cavaillon | |
| Community association | Grand Avignon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 54 ' N , 4 ° 57' E | |
| height | 39-134 m | |
| surface | 18.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,885 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 268 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84510 | |
| INSEE code | 84034 | |
| Website | caumont-sur-durance.fr | |
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Caumont-sur-Durance is a commune with 4885 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Cavaillon in the Arrondissement of Avignon .
geography
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Built on a hill, Caumont-sur-Durance also includes the adjoining valleys to the Durance , which, together with the Saint-Julien irrigation canal , has favored agricultural development (apples, pears, ...).
relief
With the exception of three hills (maximum height 134 meters), the main part of the municipality is in the lowlands.
geology
The alluvial plain, which is used as cultivated land, belongs to the Durance valley.
The hills that surround the town are, as part of the Luberon - and Alpilles -Massivs from urgonischem limestone rock.
Hydrography
Numerous canals ( Canal Saint-Julien ) and watercourses (Mourgon, small Mourgon, Sénot) run through the plain of Caumont . The Durance forms the southern border of the municipality.
history
Early history and antiquity
The first human settlement in the municipality took place on the oppidum of Bonpas. The square dominates the Bonpas Charterhouse and was settled in the Neolithic up to the Hallstatt period (−660 to −400). After the establishment of Massalia , the place maintained trade relations with the Phocaeans , as evidenced by pseudo-Ionic pottery and Massaliotic amphorae discovered on the square.
The second site is in the Serre neighborhood near the Saint-Symphorien chapel and has long been known for its many stone tools and Roman remains. Excavations carried out in 1998 have also uncovered a unique ancient Gallic garden covering an area of 12,000 m² . A residence called Machovilla of Patricius Mummolus , a noble Burgundian who was in the service of King Guntram I , was also found there.
middle Ages
The first medieval feudal lord of the place was Isnard, vice count of Cavaillon . In 958 he took over the Saint-Symphorien Priory , which depended on the Saint-Symphorien Abbey of Autun , and ruled its vicus called Magna . The vice count was excommunicated , but the domain remained in the possession of his descendants until 1088 at the earliest. Soon after, the residents of Magna left to settle on the safe Calvus Mons (Mont Chauve), which gave the present village its name.
At a place called Maupas, there is evidence of a ferry for 1166, with which one could cross the Durance and which belonged to the Charterhouse of Bonpas.
The feud remained the property of various Counts of Provence (houses of Toulouse and Barcelona ) during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . It then went to Giraud Amic from House Sabran , then to House Les Baux . The last Lady of Caumont in this family was Alix des Baux , niece and ward of Raimond de Turenne , towards the end of the fourteenth century .
Renaissance
In the fifteenth century Popes Nicholas V and Sixtus IV donated the fief to Balthazar Spifani and his family. Then it went to Jean de Seytres by marriage in 1441. One by one, his descendants bought back parts of the small co-owners, so that in 1660 the family owned the entire barony.
French Revolution by the end of the 19th century
Pope Pius VI Caumont raised on April 26, 1789 for Philippe de Seytres to the duchy. In 1792 the residents looted his castle and burned the archives to destroy all feudal laws that were passed by him.
On August 12, 1793 the department was created by Vaucluse, consisting of both the districts of Avignon, Carpentras , Apt and Orange insisted that the Bouches-du-Rhône belonged, and from the canton of Sault , which to Basses-Alpes counted . Joseph Agricol Viala (1780–1793), a young Avignon National Guard , was killed at the age of 13 on the ferry from Bonpas by Marseille federalists . Robespierre adored him in a speech to the National Convention as a revolutionary hero. In 1813 the ferry was replaced by a 543 meter long bridge.
20th century until today
On October 1, 1977, on a hill of Caumont overlooking the A7 autoroute , the Monument national des Français d'Outre-mer (National Monument to the French Overseas) was inaugurated. It bears the inscription "In memory of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians who die overseas for France" on the base. The monument was later transferred to the municipality of Avignon.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 1,487 | 1,637 | 1,951 | 2,598 | 3,717 | 4,253 | 4,584 |
administration
| Period | Surname | Political party | job | |
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| mars 2001 | 2008 | Robert Allemand | UMP | |
| March 2008 | til today | Roger Orlando | DVG | |
Taxation
| tax | Part of the community | Cross-community part | Departmental part | Regional part |
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| Taxe d'habitation (TH) | 13.75% | 0.00% | 7.55% | 0.00% |
| Taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties (TFPB) | 27.95% | 0.00% | 10.20% | 2.36% |
| Taxe foncière sur les propriétés non bâties (TFPNB) | 66.33% | 0.00% | 28.96% | 8.85% |
| Taxe professionnelle (TP) | 0.00% | 24.56% | 13.00% | 3.84% |
The regional part of the housing tax was not listed.
Community association
Caumont-sur-Durance belongs to the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (formerly COGA), which includes Avignon and the surrounding communities.
Town twinning
- Saltara in the province of Pesaro and Urbino , Italy
Attractions
Remains of a fortification wall with old towers and portals date from the 14th century . The listed Saint-Symphorien Chapel is a fine example of the Provencal Romanesque style of the 12th century . The Saint-Jacques memorial cross is also worth seeing.
Outside the city you can find the Carthusian Monastery of Bonpas in the west , which was founded in the middle of the 12th century and today produces wine. Two kilometers from the monastery are the remains of a magnificent Gallo-Roman house, which was discovered in 1998 and expanded with a Roman garden.
Entrance to the Chapel of the White Penitents
Remains of the fortification wall
The church from the south
Church from the north
Carthusian monastery of Bonpas
economy
Industry
In 1756, Jean Althen built his first madder dyework in Caumont, on the estate of Vasserot, which was made available to the Marquis Jean-François Xavier de Seytres, the first consul of Avignon. It was such a success that madder cultivation would determine the fate of the Vaucluse department until the end of the nineteenth century.
The Balarucs industrial park is currently developing in the southeast of the village.
tourism
Thanks to the proximity to Avignon and the interesting natural landscape ( Luberon , Alpilles and Durance ), tourism is an important economic factor in the municipality, either directly (airport, hotels, holiday apartments, restaurants, leisure activities) or indirectly (crafts).
The Roman garden, with a length unique in France, attracts new visitors. In addition, the hill of Caumont offers numerous hiking trails.
Agriculture
The agricultural development is very important thanks to the well-developed irrigation system (Canal Saint-Julien) and is mainly concentrated on the cultivation of vegetables and fruits (apples, pears, ...).
Infrastructure
Transport links
Route nationale 7 runs west of the municipality . Otherwise the municipality is connected with the routes départementales 1, 6, 22, 25, 64, 171 and 973.
In the west, near Avignon, Caumont has access to the A7 autoroute and Avignon - Caumont airport . The nearest TGV train station is Avignon TGV .
Bus 21 runs every hour between Caumont and Avignon.
education
Caumont owns a public primary school ("Fernand Perrin"), which belongs to the University of Aix-Marseille . There is access to comprehensive schools, grammar schools and a university in Avignon. The students are currently attending the Rosa Parks comprehensive school in Cavaillon and the René Char high school in Avignon.
Sports
Caumont-sur-Durance offers circular routes for hiking and mountain bikes with a panorama of the Durance, Alpilles and the Luberon massif.
With Caumont XIII and the Caumont Football Club , the place has a thirteen rugby team and a football club. There is a sports stadium and tennis courts.
health
The municipality of Caumont-sur-Durance receives medical care as follows:
- ambulance
- Nurses (practice and home care)
- Physiotherapists
- Speech therapist
- pharmacy
- Paramedical professions
- vet
The closest medical laboratories and hospitals are in Avignon, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue or Cavaillon.
Personalities
- Joseph Agricol Viala (1780–1793), a young National Guard from Avignon, was killed on the ferry from Bonpas by the French federalists and venerated as a hero of the French Revolution .
- Adolphe Dumas (1805–1861), French poet and playwright
literature
- Sylvain Gagnière : Fouilles du Docteur Dupoux au Clos-de-Serre , in Gallia, Informations Archéologiques, tome XIV, 1958. pp. 248-249.
- Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse . Avignon 1986, ISBN 2-903044-27-9 .
- Jules Courtet: Dictionnaire géographique, géologique, historique, archéologique et biographique du département du Vaucluse . Nîmes 1997, ISBN 2-84406-051-X .
Web links
- Official website (French)
References and comments
- ↑ Bonpas is the abbreviation for bon passage (good passage), which means that the Durance was very flat at this point and could be easily crossed.
- ^ A b Robert Bailly, Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse , p. 140.
- ↑ Histoire du Jardin Romain de Caumont-sur-Durance
- ↑ The toponym can be found today in the Magues manor.
- ↑ a b c d Robert Bailly, Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse , p. 141.
- ↑ Abbreviation for mauvais passage (bad passage), as it was dangerous to cross the Durance at this point.
- ↑ Catherine Lonchambon: D'une rive à l'autre de la Durance: d'étranges bateaux , in Guy Barruol, Denis Furestier, Catherine Lonchambon, Cécile Miramont: La Durance de long en large: bacs, barques et radeaux dans l'histoire d'une rivière capricieuse , Les Alpes de Lumière, n ° 149, Forcalquier 2005, ISBN 2-906162-71-X , pp. 54-55
- ↑ Guy Baruol et Philippe Autran: Pour en savoir plus , in Autran, Barruol et Jacqueline Ursch, D'une rive à l'autre: les ponts de Haute-Provence de l'Antiquité à nos jours , Les Alpes de Lumière n ° 153 , Forcalquier, 2006. ISBN 2-906162-81-7 , p. 46
- ↑ Impots locaux à Caumont-sur-Durance. taxes.com, accessed May 16, 2011 (French).
- ^ Jardin romain de Caumont-sur-Durance
- ^ Robert Bailly, Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse , p. 143.
- ↑ TCRA - Les lignes de bus Hiver 2010/2011 - CAUMONT FAVARTES / AVIGNON POSTE (PDF; 725 kB)
- ↑ le site de l'école de Caumont sur Durance ( Memento of December 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.118000.fr/r_provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/v_caumont-sur-durance_84/toutes-les-categories