Jonquières (Vaucluse)

Jonquières
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Sorgues
Community association	Pays Réuni d'Orange
Coordinates	44 ° 7 '  N , 4 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 7 '  N , 4 ° 54'  E
height	46-85 m
surface	23.87 km 2
Residents	5,399 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	226 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	84150
INSEE code	84056
Website	www.jonquieres.fr
Jonquières Town Hall

Jonquières ( Occitan Jonquieras ) is a southern French commune in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . The population is 5399 (as of January 1, 2017).

geography

Jonquières is bounded to the east by the Ouvèze river . The Canal de Carpentras runs in the northeast of the municipality . Jonquières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Camaret-sur-Aigues in the north and north-west, Violès in the north-east, Sarrians in the east and south-east, Courthézon in the south and south-west and Orange in the west.

The former national route 550 (today: D950) and 577 (D977) run through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	2524	2697	3064	3351	3780	3926	4268	5399
source

Attractions

• Saint-Mappalice church, mentioned in 1137,
• Terre de Causans (castle), built from 1141, monument historique since 1997 , with church
• Beauregard Castle, built from 1630
• Malijay Castle, built as a bastide of Sauzeret in the 13th century, has only survived in ruins

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  Saint-Mappalice church

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  Part of the Causans Castle

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  Church of Causans

economy

Jonquières is part of the Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages wine-growing regions .

Web links

Commons : Jonquières  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ INSEE  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 27, 2014