Le Beaucet
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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 | |
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 |
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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
Field Oratorio for Saint Gens
Personalities
- Saint Gens († 1127), hermit, saint of the Catholic Church
Web links
- Official website (French)