La Bastidonne
| La Bastidonne | ||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Apt | |
| Canton | Pertuis | |
| Community association | Territorial South Luberon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ' N , 5 ° 34' E | |
| height | 258-479 m | |
| surface | 5.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 817 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 138 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84140 | |
| INSEE code | 84010 | |
| Website | labastidonne.fr | |
 La Bastidonne |
||
La Bastidonne is a French municipality with 817 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Pertuis in the Apt arrondissement .
geography
La Bastidonne is located in the southeast of the Vaucluse department and is surrounded by the municipalities of Pertuis and La Tour-d'Aigues . The next larger town is Pertuis in the west ( 5 km ).
In the north of the municipality, the mountains of the covers Luberon with the Luberon Regional Nature Park , to which the municipality belongs. To the south of La Bastidonne lies the Durance valley . Part of the municipality in the southeast is occupied by the Luberon-Lure Biosphere Reserve .
traffic
The départementale route D973 runs on the west-east axis coming from Pertuis in the direction of Mirabeau .
The closest train station is Pertuis , which provides connections to the cities of Lyon , Marseille and Aix-en-Provence .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 153 | 179 | 259 | 381 | 505 | 677 | 729 | 741 | 817 |
Attractions
The road connecting Mirabeau and La Bastidone runs over a plateau dotted with pines and oaks . Several tiled roof houses are grouped around the small Romanesque church from the 13th century . 500 meters east of the town center are the ruins of the St-Julien Chapel, restored at the end of the 1990s, including the Hermitage . The hermitage was built in the 17th century and later abandoned.
In a small orchard in the village with almond trees , 17 rare traditional Luberon varieties are harvested. The almond has a long tradition and has existed in the region for over 1000 years.
literature
- Marie-Christine Mansuy u. a .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon (= Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7424-2737-6 , pp. 134 .
Web links
- Official website (French)
- Old Homepage (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ^ A b Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon , 2010, p. 134.