Puyméras
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Vaison-la-Romaine | |
| Community association | Vaison Ventoux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 16 ' N , 5 ° 8' E | |
| height | 275-846 m | |
| surface | 14.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 595 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84110 | |
| INSEE code | 84094 | |
| Website | mairiepuymeras.com | |
 Puyméras clock tower |
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Puyméras ( Occitan Puègmeiràs ) is a French municipality with 595 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Vaison-la-Romaine in the Arrondissement of Carpentras .
geography
Puyméras is located about five kilometers northeast of Vaison-la-Romaine and occupies a corner in the north of the Vaucluse department, which borders the Drôme department . The surrounding communities are Faucon , Saint-Romain-en-Viennois and Villedieu in Vaucluse, as well as Mirabel-aux-Baronnies , Piégon , Châteauneuf-de-Bordette , Bénivay-Ollon and Mérindol-les-Oliviers in Drôme. The nearest major cities are Valréas in the north-west ( 17 km ), Carpentras in the south ( 25 km ) and Orange in the south-west ( 30 km ).
The commune is located in the Baronnies countryside, between the Ouvèze and Eygues rivers . The 13.2 km long Lauzon flows past to the west of the town center. It rises in the neighboring municipality of Piégon and flows into the Ouvèze as a right tributary. The highest point in the municipality is the Gros Moure at 846 meters on the northern border with Châteauneuf-de-Bordette and Bénivay-Ollon.
traffic
The west of the municipality is crossed by the departmental road D938, which leads from Vaison-la-Romaine in the direction of Nyons . The D46 branches off to the east of the D938 and takes you to Mollans-sur-Ouvèze .
history
Traces of human presence go back to the Neolithic . A flint grinder and a burial site from this time were discovered in the municipality . For the 3rd and 4th century one could Gallo-Roman mining are detected mineral resources.
The Puyméras settlement was first built in the Middle Ages and was under the rule of the Counts of Toulouse for a long time . Due to several marriages and territorial divisions, the fief went to different ruling families such as the Taulignans and the Montaubans .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 368 | 387 | 414 | 436 | 537 | 610 | 636 | 636 |
Attractions
- Round tower with protective wall and former city gate ( Portail de Sabrun )
- Church Saint-Michel in the Romanesque style, during the French Wars partially destroyed
- Castle ruin
- Chapels ( Saint-Apollinaire , Saint-Flavien , Saint-Georges )
literature
- Jules Courtet: Dictionnaire géographique, géologique, historique, archéologique et biographique du département du Vaucluse . Avignon 1876.
- Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse . A. Barthélemy, Avignon 1986.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ a b History of the community. from vaison-ventoux-tourisme.com, accessed December 20, 2011 (French).