La Roque-Alric
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Vaison-la-Romaine | |
| Community association | Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 ' N , 5 ° 4' E | |
| height | 150-517 m | |
| surface | 4.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 51 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84190 | |
| INSEE code | 84100 | |
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La Roque-Alric is a French commune in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Vaison-la-Romaine in the Arrondissement of Carpentras .
geography
The small southern French village with 51 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail at an altitude of 150 to 517 meters on the slope of a limestone rock.
The community is located on the department road D90a, a very narrow, winding road that in the West near the village of Lafare climb begins, then the mountain at La Roque-Alric and to the east in Le Barroux ends. The street, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Provence , allows an impressive view of the Dentelles de Montmirail.
The climate is Mediterranean, but it can get fresh as soon as the mistral blows.
history
There are no traces from prehistoric times and antiquity . La Roque-Alric was first mentioned in 1264, when the fief of the Agoult family passed to Latil II, de Mormoiron , lord of Modena .
The Modena-Mormoiron ( Modène-Mormoiron ) held the fief until the 15th century, then it went by marriage to the lords of Venasque and Raymond. The latter were a well-known noble family in the Comtat Venaissin (County of Venaissin). In 1566 Truffemont de Raymond sold half of it to Helen des Isnards , lord of Malaucène , and bequeathed the other part to his daughter Antoinette, wife of Jean de Chaza . The De Chaza couple sold their share to François de Raffelis in 1616 .
In 1720, Provence was hit by the last wave of the plague in Western Europe. The epidemic also hit the Comtat Venaissin, with La Roque-Alric being on the northernmost limit of the spread area.
coat of arms
Blazon : in silver an azure blue cross angled by four black ermines.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 79 | 151 | 71 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 36 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 71 | 51 |
Viticulture
The municipality is part of the Côtes-du-Rhône wine-growing region and in a privileged location. In addition to the designation of origin (Appellation) Côtes-du-Rhône AOC must La Roque-Alric their qualified wines (mostly reds), as the neighboring communities Beaumes-de-Venise , Lafare and Suzette under the narrower appellation Beaumes-de-Venise AOC market . The white sweet wine Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise is also vinified on site.
Attractions
- A village with its hillside location, reminiscent of a crib structure
- Saint-Pierre church, perched on top of the rock above the village
Saint-Pierre church 
Saint-Michel chapel (built between 1060 and 1120) with cemetery 
Municipal House ( Mairie )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benoit Ethier and others: Provence - Côte d'Azur , p. 111. Ulysses Travel Guides, Montréal, 1995.
- ^ Dominique Robert de Briançon: L'Etat de la Provence dans sa noblesse , Vol. 2, p. 538. Pierre Aubouin Libraire & Imprimeur; Paris, 1693.
- ^ A b Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse , p. 342. A. Barthélemy, Avignon, 1986.
