Crestet
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Vaison-la-Romaine | |
| Community association | Vaison Ventoux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 13 ' N , 5 ° 5' E | |
| height | 199-567 m | |
| surface | 11.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 412 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84110 | |
| INSEE code | 84040 | |
 Crestet Castle |
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Crestet is a French municipality with 412 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Vaison-la-Romaine in the Arrondissement of Carpentras .
geography
Crestet is about three kilometers southeast of Vaison-la-Romaine , between the Ouvèze River and the Dentelles de Montmirail . Other surrounding communities besides Vaison are Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison , Entrechaux , Malaucène , Gigondas and Séguret . The next major city is Carpentras in the south, 18 km away .
The Groseau brook flows along the eastern border and flows further north as a left tributary into the Ouvèze.
traffic
On the north-south axis from Vaison-la-Romaine in the direction of Carpentras, the route départementale D938 runs. To the east of the community center, the D54 branches off towards Entrechaux.
history
The history of the municipality goes back to the first century. The castle was built in 840 and served as a place of refuge for the bishops of Vaison , who were built in 1160 by Raymond VI. de Toulouse were expelled from Vaison-la-Romaine. With the approval of the bishops, the master glazier Aliot de Montvin built a glazier ( Verrerie ) in 1426 in the field of "La Regardette", which was later renamed "La Verrière". In 1865 a brick factory was opened, which was financially ruined forty years later. In 1905 a bridge was built over the Ouvèze for the Orange – Buis-les-Baronnies narrow-gauge railway, which operated until 1953 . During the Second World War , German troops occupied the place and quartered in the castle.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 247 | 269 | 297 | 326 | 404 | 432 | 467 | 474 |
Attractions
Crestet is a typical small mountain village in Vaucluse with houses in the Renaissance style. The place is dominated by a castle from the 9th century, which served as a refuge for the bishops of Vaison. The parish church also dates from the 9th century and is dedicated to Saint-Sauveur. The restored chapel of the Annunti women from the 16th century is located at the entrance to the village .
Chapel of the Annuntians .
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tourism
The 69-kilometer GRP Tour des Dentelles de Montmirail hiking trail runs through the municipality and goes around the Dentelles de Montmirail.
literature
- Jules Courtet: Dictionnaire géographique, géologique, historique, archéologique et biographique du département du Vaucluse . Avignon 1876.
- Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse . A. Barthélemy, Avignon 1986.
Web links
- Official website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ^ History of Crestet. (No longer available online.) On crestet.fr, archived from the original on 23 August 2012 ; Retrieved December 19, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Les sentiers GR®, GRP®, PR® en PACA. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 4, 2012 ; Retrieved December 19, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
