La Motte-d'Aigues
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Apt | |
| Canton | Pertuis | |
| Community association | Territorial South Luberon | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 46 ' N , 5 ° 31' E | |
| height | 295-1,057 m | |
| surface | 14.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,334 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 91 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84240 | |
| INSEE code | 84084 | |
La Motte-d'Aigues is a French commune with 1,334 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Pertuis in the Apt arrondissement .
geography
La Motte-d'Aigues is located in the southeast of the Vaucluse department around nine kilometers north of the city of Pertuis . Neighboring municipalities are Cabrières-d'Aigues , Sannes , La Tour-d'Aigues , Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque , Peypin-d'Aigues and Saint-Martin-de-Castillon .
The municipality is located on the southern flank of the Grand Luberon and is not part of the Luberon Regional Park . To the east of the village flows past the 13-kilometer Ourgouse stream, which flows into the Èze at La Tour-d'Aigues . The most important body of water in the municipality is the 30-hectare pond Étang de la Bonde in the southwest on the border with Cabrières-d'Aigues.
history
The fortified village, founded in the 11th century, was all but extinct by the mid-15th century until Fouqet d'Agoult , the Baron of La Tour-d'Aigues, acquired control and began repopulating. His efforts were not without success, but only his descendant Louise d'Agoult saved the deserted place. A decree from 1505 provided for the settlement of 32 families from neighboring villages and valleys. Since Waldensians had also settled in La Motte-d'Aigues, the village was destroyed by Catholic troops in the course of the Waldensian massacre in 1545 . After the French Revolution , freedom of religion could be regained, but an unstoppable rural exodus caused the town to decline.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 295 | 371 | 442 | 591 | 748 | 1010 | 1328 | 1339 |
Attractions
The church of St-Florentin from 1420 was rebuilt in the 19th century and used to be outside the village. Today it is intended for Catholic worship, but was in the meantime Protestant from 1560 to 1620.
The current Protestant church was built in 1904 and designed by architect Payan. Its two previous buildings were demolished on royal orders in 1663 and in the 19th century for security reasons.
literature
- Michel Albarède u. a .: Vaucluse (= Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2007, ISBN 2-7424-1900-4 , p. 292 .
- Marie-Christine Mansuy u. a .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon (= Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7424-2737-6 , pp. 132 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ a b c Michel Albarède u. a .: Vaucluse. 2007, p. 292.