Courthézon

Courthézon
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	Sorgues
Community association	Pays Réuni d'Orange
Coordinates	44 ° 5 ' N , 4 ° 53' E Coordinates: 44 ° 5 ' N , 4 ° 53' E
height	27-126 m
surface	32.78 km 2
Residents	5,639 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	172 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	84350
INSEE code	84039
Website	courthezon.fr
	; Château de Val-Seille

Courthézon is a French municipality with 5639 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

location

Courthézon is nine kilometers southeast of Orange , east of the Rhone . The communities of Bédarrides , Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Jonquières are in the immediate vicinity .

history

A fort built by the Romans was used to defend Orange. The stone layers were used for the fortification walls of the old castle.

There was a quarry in the municipality that was used to build the Orange Theater .

During the Huguenot Wars , the Catholic city was attacked several times by Huguenots .

Courthézon belonged to the annexation by Louis XIV. In 1673 to the Principality of Orange . From 1703 to 1731 the city was under the rule of the Conti family and then belonged to it, sealed by a contract between the Prince of Conti and Louis XV. , finally to the royal domain.

At the end of the 18th century , dams for the Ouvèze were built from the stones of the destroyed Prince's Castle.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	3575	3947	4337	4498	5166	5364	5307	5639

politics

Coat of arms and motto

The coat of arms shows a lying golden hip horn with a red fetter on a blue background , including two golden six-pointed stars and three nails pointing upwards.

The motto is: Saevis tranquillus in undis ("Calm on thunderous waves").