Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Avignon | |
| Canton | L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | |
| Community association | Pays des Sorgues and Monts de Vaucluse | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 56 ' N , 4 ° 57' E | |
| height | 41-124 m | |
| surface | 13.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,311 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 246 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84470 | |
| INSEE code | 84036 | |
| Website | chateauneufdegadagne.fr | |
 View over the roofs of the village, in the background from left to right the Luberon , the hill Saint Jacques de Cavaillon and the Alpilles |
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Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is a French municipality with 3311 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in the Arrondissement of Avignon .
geography
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is a high-altitude village built as an amphitheater , 13 kilometers east of Avignon on a hill.
history
Early history and antiquity
Stone tools and pottery shards found have shown that the area on the hill served as a hunting ground in prehistoric times.
The Roman settlement was not of great concern. The excavations so far have only uncovered a grave stele on the Campbeaux plateau and a grave site on the road to Jonquerettes , dating from the end of the third century.
Modern times
In 1720 the community was affected by the Great Plague , whereupon the inhabitants built a chapel for Saint Roch on the place de la Pastière .
On May 21, 1854, Alphonse Tavan , Frédéric Mistral , Joseph Roumanille , Théodore Aubanel , Anselme Mathieu , Paul Giéra and Jean Brunet founded the Félibrige , an association for Provencal poets, in the castle of Font-Ségugne .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 1,222 | 1,349 | 1,678 | 2,021 | 2,636 | 2,876 | 3,238 | 3,304 |
Coat of arms and motto
The coat of arms shows on a red and gold striped background a silver coat of arms shield with two red stars (or roses ), which are separated by a gold ribbon with a black border.
The motto is: L'obstacle augmente mon ardeur ("The obstacle increases my zeal").
Attractions
- Font-Segugne Castle. Alphonse Tavan's residence and the place where the Félibrige family was founded in 1854.
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- cross
- Remains of a fortress with old gates
- War memorial for World War I
- Chapel dedicated to Saint-Roch
War memorial
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
cross
Monument to Alphonse Tavan
literature
- Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse. Avignon 1986, ISBN 2903044279 .
- Jules Courtet: Dictionnaire géographique, géologique, historique, archéologique et biographique du département du Vaucluse. Nîmes 1997, ISBN 284406051X .
Web links
- Official website (French)