Joucas
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Apt | |
| Canton | Apt | |
| Community association | Pays d'Apt-Luberon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 56 ' N , 5 ° 15' E | |
| height | 178-447 m | |
| surface | 8.29 km 2 | |
| Residents | 338 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84220 | |
| INSEE code | 84057 | |
| Website | http://www.joucas.fr | |
 Joucas on an old postcard |
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Joucas is a French municipality with 338 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse and the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . The residents call themselves the Joucassiens or Joucassiennes .
geography
The municipality is located in the Luberon Regional Nature Park . After Avignon , westernmost capital of the department Vaucluse is 35 km (distance), Apt , headquarters of the sub-prefecture is located about 20 kilometers southeast of the community.
The neighboring municipalities are Murs in the north, Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt in the northeast, Roussillon in the southeast and Gordes in the southwest.
Like the neighboring communities, the municipality belongs to the Côtes du Ventoux wine-growing region , whose designation of origin is protected by the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC). It is also in the Luberon Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 163 | 201 | 204 | 210 | 258 | 317 | 315 | 325 |
The Mairie (Town Hall)
Church of Joucas
Viticulture near Joucas
