Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Vaison-la-Romaine | |
| Community association | Vaison Ventoux | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 14 ' N , 5 ° 6' E | |
| height | 200-444 m | |
| surface | 3.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 312 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 88 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84110 | |
| INSEE code | 84111 | |
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Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison is a French municipality with 312 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
Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison is about two kilometers east of Vaison-la-Romaine in the north of the Vaucluse department. Other surrounding communities besides Vaison are Saint-Romain-en-Viennois , Entrechaux and Crestet . The next major city is Carpentras in the south, 20 km away .
The community is located northeast of the Dentelles de Montmirail rocky landscape . The Ouvèze River forms part of the southwestern municipal boundary. The Lauzon flows along the north-western border and flows into the Ouvèze as a right tributary.
At 3.56 km², the area of the municipality is one of the smallest in the Vaucluse department.
traffic
The western part of the municipality is touched by the route départementale D938, which leads from Vaison-la-Romaine to Carpentras. The D205 branching off from there goes on an east-west axis across the village in the direction of Faucon .
history
Several important finds indicate a Roman presence. There were probably numerous Roman villas at the site, which is fairly close to Vaison-la-Romaine .
The place was mentioned for the first time in the twelfth century. Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison was at the time a feudal estate with a wall fortress and simple houses.
In the course of the establishment of the departments, the municipality was integrated into the Nyons district in the Drôme department . Before that she belonged to the Comtat Venaissin . In August 1793 it was incorporated into the Vaucluse department.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 102 | 109 | 146 | 196 | 271 | 284 | 336 | 343 |
Attractions
- Château de Taulignan (and destroyed chapel)
- Saint Marcellin Chapel
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
- ↑ a b The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ a b c History of the community. from vaison-ventoux-tourisme.com, accessed December 20, 2011 (French).