Jonquerettes
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Avignon | |
| Canton | Le Pontet | |
| Community association | Grand Avignon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 57 ' N , 4 ° 56' E | |
| height | 38-119 m | |
| surface | 2.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,507 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 586 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84450 | |
| INSEE code | 84055 | |
| Website | jonquerettes.fr | |
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Jonquerettes is a French commune with 1,507 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse and the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .
location
The village is on the edge of the forest of Saint-Jean, eight kilometers east of Avignon and is surrounded by vineyards.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 213 | 256 | 477 | 812 | 1,088 | 1,236 | 1,269 |
Attractions
The center of the village is formed by the Saint-André church and the castle.
The castle is still inhabited and mostly dates from the fourteenth century with some parts from an even older period.
The parish church of Saint-André is of Romanesque origin and was partially destroyed during the Huguenot Wars . It was rebuilt with ruins and the walls still standing, but with a different floor plan. Some remains of the old Romanesque building were built into the old rectory, as it seems to be the case with the two fluted columns and the capitals made into foliage.
There is a drinking fountain in front of the small town hall.
Parish Church of Saint-André
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)