Le Beaucet

Le Beaucet
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Pernes-les-Fontaines
Community association	Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin
Coordinates	43 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 7 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 59 ′ N , 5 ° 7 ′ E
height	169-665 m
surface	9.04 km 2
Residents	351 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	84210
INSEE code	84011
Website	www.lebeaucet.com
	; View of the village from the northwest

Le Beaucet is a French municipality with 351 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Pernes-les-Fontaines in the Carpentras arrondissement .

The village with its small alleys is located on steep rocks with caves. The center of Beaucet is reserved for pedestrians only. Le Beaucet is a typical Provencal mountain village and was mainly built of dry stone . Some of the houses built into the rock are house-type troglodytes .

The community is mainly north-south oriented. The highest point is in the south on the Monts de Vaucluse . The deepest point is the plain around Saint-Didier in the north.

location

The municipality is located about four kilometers south of Saint-Didier. It joins the western foothills of the Monts de Vaucluse and is located near La Roque-sur-Pernes , Pernes-les-Fontaines and Venasque . In the south are the places Saumane-de-Vaucluse , Fontaine-de-Vaucluse , Gordes and the valley of the Luberon .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2016
Residents	82	84	103	187	280	352	370	347

Attractions

In the town:

Castle ruins from the 11th and 12th centuries
Saint-Étienne church from the 12th century, partially restored
Two old fortification gates (14th century) in the north and south entrance of the village
Wash-house and trompe-l'oeil , place Castel Loup
Village wall and observation post, porte Nord - Lou Barri
Statue of Saint Gens

In the neighborhood:

Borien at the hamlet of Barbarenque.
Chapel in the southeastern district of Saint Gens, pilgrimage site with a reliquary of Saint Gens
Holy cross in the south