Mirabeau (Vaucluse)

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Mirabeau
Coat of arms of Mirabeau
Mirabeau (France)
Mirabeau
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Apt
Canton Pertuis
Community association Territorial South Luberon
Coordinates 43 ° 42 '  N , 5 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 42 '  N , 5 ° 39'  E
height 214-628 m
surface 31.66 km 2
Residents 1,288 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 41 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 84120
INSEE code 84076
Website mirabeauenluberon.fr

Bust of Mirabeau in the village (summer 2006)

Mirabeau is a French commune with 1,288 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Mormoiron in the Apt arrondissement .

geography

The municipality of Mirabeau is located in the southeast of the Vaucluse department. It is surrounded by the communes of Beaumont-de-Pertuis , Grambois , La Tour-d'Aigues , Pertuis in the Vaucluse department and by the commune of Jouques in the Bouches-du-Rhône department . The next larger city is Pertuis in the west ( 12 km ).

In the northwest of the municipality rises the mountains of the Luberon with the Regional Nature Park Luberon , to which the municipality belongs. The Durance forms the southern border of the municipality and at the same time the border with the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Part of the municipality in the southwest is occupied by the Luberon-Lure Biosphere Reserve .

traffic

The départementale route D973 runs on the west-east axis coming from Pertuis and meets the D996 east of the town center. The D996 continues eastwards from the junction to Manosque and joins the A51 autoroute to the south , which leads to Aix-en-Provence .

The closest train station is Pertuis , which provides connections to the cities of Lyon , Marseille and Aix-en-Provence .

history

The village, perched on a hill, experienced considerable development in the Middle Ages due to its proximity to the Durance. In the 16th century, the Lord of Forcalquier received the privilege of Queen Johanna to set up a ferry and the right to levy taxes on people, goods and rafts made from driftwood . The ferry port contributed to the development of the place and several hostels opened . The village received a large city ​​wall , but was weakened in the following centuries by the ongoing disputes between its various liege lords.

The community gained fame through the Marquis de Mirabeau , who at the beginning of the revolution played an important role as spokesman for the Third Estate in the Estates General . Mirabeau's prosperity declined in the 19th century with the construction of a bridge over the Durance and the establishment of a railway line.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 287 277 410 458 770 907 1097 1288

Attractions

  • Castle (17th century), residence of the margraves, flanked by four round towers, private property
  • old bridge piers of the Pont de Mirabeau
  • Ste-Madeleine chapel near the bridge, built in the 13th century

  • Mirabeau Palace

  • Chapel of Ste-Madeleine

  • Parish Church of St-Pierre

  • Fountain

Personalities

literature

  • Michel Albarède et al .: Vaucluse (=  Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2007, ISBN 2-7424-1900-4 , p. 302 .
  • Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon (=  Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7424-2737-6 , pp. 134 .

Web links

Commons : Mirabeau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
  2. ↑ Michel Albarède et al .: Vaucluse , 2007, p. 302.
  3. ^ Marie-Christine Mansuy et al .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon , 2010, p. 134.