Saint-Didier (Vaucluse)
| Saint Didier | ||
|---|---|---|
.png)
|
|
|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Pernes-les-Fontaines | |
| Community association | Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 0 ′ N , 5 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 127-262 m | |
| surface | 3.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,144 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 592 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84210 | |
| INSEE code | 84108 | |
| Website | mairie-saint-didier.com | |
 Village square |
||
Saint-Didier is a French commune with 2,144 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 Carpentras arrondissement .
location
Saint-Didier is east of Avignon , not far from Carpentras and Pernes-les-Fontaines . The village is located at the foot of the Monts de Vaucluse , southwest of Mont Ventoux .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 795 | 1024 | 1067 | 1313 | 1657 | 1847 | 2084 | 2144 |
history
In 1160 Franco , Bishop of Carpentras bought the fortifications from Raymond V from the Count of Tholosen . The name S. Desiderii first appeared here. In the Renaissance there were various lords of St. Didier, namely the Thézan, the Venasque , the Seguin-Vassieux , the Guesc , the Modène , the Raffélis de Tertulle and the Chaylus .
Attractions
In the neighboring communities of Carpentras and Monieux , three dedicatory inscriptions were found for the Gallo-Roman local god Mars Nabelcus .
Thézan Castle with its courtyard is located in the south of the municipality. The entrance portal and the staircase have passed since the Sept. 30, 1975 listed building , as well as the interior decoration of the banquet hall and the grand salons , and the fireplace in the reading room.
The 16th century church was redesigned in 1758 and has a covered passage at the bottom of the bell tower. The church building, the passage vault and the bell tower have been listed as a historical monument since November 21, 1973 .
The old monastery of Sainte-Garde-des-Champs dates from the 19th century . The side portal of the chapel contains a statue niche and has been listed along with the monastery building since April 23, 1981 .
The wash houses and fountains are also worth seeing. The fountain on the church square has been a listed building since October 28, 1949 .
There is also an open-air museum for “ decoy whistles , animals and truffles”.
church
Sainte-Garde-des-Champs monastery
fountain
Personalities
- Marcel Delabarre (1892 - unknown), French racing car driver
- Jules Laurens (1825–1901), French painter and lithographer, lived in Saint-Dedier from 1880.
literature
- Robert Bailly: Dictionnaire des communes du Vaucluse , Avignon, 1986, ISBN 2-903044-27-9
- Jules Courtet: Dictionnaire géographique, géologique, historique, archéologique et biographique du département du Vaucluse , Nîmes, 1997, ISBN 2-84406-051-X
- Jean-Pierre Saltarelli: Les Côtes du Ventoux, origines et originalités d'un terroir de la vallée du Rhône , Avignon, 2000, ISBN 2-87923-041-1
- Guy Barruol, Nerte Dautier, Bernard Mondon: Le mont Ventoux. Encyclopédie d'une montagne provençale , 2007, ISBN 978-2-906162-92-1
- Martine Reynaud: Notre-Dame de Sainte-Garde. Un lieu, une histoire , Saint-Didier, 2017, ISBN 2-913593-64-X
Web links
- Official website (French)