Le Barroux

Le Barroux
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Vaison-la-Romaine
Community association	Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin
Coordinates	44 ° 8 ' N , 5 ° 6' E Coordinates: 44 ° 8 ' N , 5 ° 6' E
height	218-670 m
surface	16.04 km 2
Residents	629 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	84330
INSEE code	84008
Website	http://www.mairie-lebarroux.fr/
	; Le Barroux

Le Barroux is a southern French , Provencal community with 629 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .

geography

Le Barroux is halfway between Carpentras and Vaison-la-Romaine . The village lies above the Comtat plain in the Brégoux valley .

history

The origins of the village go back to the 11th century. It developed around the castle, which served as a guard and customs post on the border between Provence and Dauphiné . Henri de Rovilhasc ordered the construction of the Renaissance castle, which was built between 1539 and 1544. In the event of an attack, the inhabitants fled there or in the Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste ( John the Baptist ). The church was expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries. The church choir is adorned with a series of 17th-century wood panels depicting scenes from the life of John the Baptist. Between 1775 and 1903 there was a hospital in the village ; today the building is a residential building. Outside the village is the Saint-Christophe chapel and the remains of an aqueduct from the 19th century.