Pernes-les-Fontaines
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Pernes-les-Fontaines (main town) | |
| Community association | Sorgues du Comtat | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 0 ′ N , 5 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 36-263 m | |
| surface | 51.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,620 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 188 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84210 | |
| INSEE code | 84088 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-pernes-les-fontaines.fr/ | |
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Pernes-les-Fontaines is a French municipality with 9620 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Pernes-les-Fontaines in the Arrondissement Carpentras and to the community association Communauté de communes des Sorgues du Comtat .
geography
Pernes-les-Fontaines is located between L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, eleven kilometers away, and Carpentras, six kilometers away . Other neighboring towns are La Roque-sur-Pernes , Saint-Didier , Venasque and Le Beaucet .
history
Pernes was the capital of the Comtat Venaissin until 1320 .
In 1936 Pernes was renamed Pernes-les-Fontaines .
Coat of arms and motto
The city coat of arms shows a golden sun and a silver drop of water on a blue background.
The motto is: inter alia lucet Dei gratia ("she shines above everything by the grace of God").
Demographics
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
| Residents | 4,860 | 5,560 | 6,088 | 6,961 | 8,304 | 10.170 | 10,440 |
age structure
26 percent of the population are 19 years old or younger. Seven percent of the population are 75 years old or older.
Attractions
- The 40 public fountains of Pernes are decorated with mascarons or pine cones , are rounded or overgrown with moss . Most of them date from the mid-18th century when a large spring was discovered nearby. Eight of the fountains are listed as Monument historique , including the Fontaine du Cormoran and the Fontaine du Gigot .
- Fountain
Fontaine du Gigot
Fontaine du Pèlican
Fontaine du Portail Neuf
Gargoyle at the Fontaine Reboul
- Church Notre Dame de Nazareth in the 11th century
- Fortified city gate: The Porte Notre Dame from 1548 is framed by two imposing semicircular towers. The papal coat of arms was carved during the revolution . The bridge in front of the gate was destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt six years later. The Notre-Dame-des-Grâces chapel, located between the two arches of the bridge, was built around 1510.
- Two other gates are still visible as remains of the old city wall: the Porte Saint-Gilles on the Canal de Carpentras and the Porte de Villeneuve at the Office de Tourisme, both from the 14th century.
- The Halle Couverte (1622–1627) was a barracks, then a cinema, before regaining its old look.
- The clock tower from the 12th century was the keep of the castle of the Counts of Toulouse , which has carried the clock since 1486. The wrought iron bell cage was added in 1764.
- Birthplace of Esprit Fléchier (1632–1710) on Place Fléchir , the ends of the beams carved as chimeras have been preserved on the roof corners .
- The town hall has been housed in the Brancas family's town house since 1741 . The monumental staircase, the French-style beamed ceilings and the paintings with mythological scenes give a good impression of the interior design of a 17th century townhouse. In the inner courtyard there is a mossy fountain from the 18th century.
- The Notre-Dame-de-la-Rose chapel on the Place du Portail-Neuf was reconstructed in 1938. The facade from the 17th century is still preserved.
- The Tour de Ferrande was built before the end of the 13th century and is said to have belonged to the Knights of St. John . On the inner walls are joint paintings , fleur-de-lys , tendril friezes and the star of the Baux house , but the most interesting representations can be found on the top floor. Scenes from the 13th century presumably show the battle of Benevento between Karl von Anjou and Manfred , the biological son of Emperor Frederick II. A portrait of Mary and a Christophorus with baby Jesus complete the picture .
- Outside the city, a roofed cross commemorates the handover of the city keys to the papal legate on May 13, 1433.
Porte Saint-Gilles
Porte de Villeneuve
Bell cage of the clock tower
Battle picture in the Tour de Ferrande
Croix couverte
Personalities
- Louis Giraud , founder and first director of the Canal de Carpentras
- Paul de Vivie , bicycle pioneer and publisher of a bicycle magazine
- Esprit Antoine Blanchard , composer in the baroque era
- Esprit Fléchier , bishop, speaker and writer
- Jean-Baptiste de Brancas , Bishop of La Rochelle and Archbishop of Aix-en-Provence
- Louis de Brancas de Forcalquier , military and diplomat
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Michel Albarède et al .: Vaucluse (= Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2007, ISBN 2-7424-1900-4 , p. 316-317 .
- ^ Thorsten Droste: Provence (= DuMont art travel guide ). 7th edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-7701-3927-9 , p. 203 .
- ↑ a b L'Armorial des Villes et des Villes de France. Accessed May 10, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
