Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque

Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque
region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Pertuis
Community association	Territorial South Luberon
Coordinates	43 ° 46 '  N , 5 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 46 '  N , 5 ° 32'  E
height	293-421 m
surface	5.64 km 2
Residents	840 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	149 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	84760
INSEE code	84113
Website	http://www.saintmartindelabrasque.com/
Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque

Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque is a French commune of 840 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Pertuis in the Apt arrondissement .

geography

Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque is located in the southeast of the Vaucluse department around nine kilometers north of the city of Pertuis . Neighboring municipalities are La Motte-d'Aigues in the west, La Tour-d'Aigues in the south, Grambois in the east and Peypin-d'Aigues in the north.

North of the municipality rises the mountains of the Grand Luberon with the Luberon Regional Park , to which the municipality belongs. The municipal area is west and east of the streams Ourgouse and Ravin des Grandes Combes limited, together with La Tour-d'Aigues in the Eze lead.

history

The place name is derived from a first church that has now disappeared and was mentioned for the first time in 1092 under the name Et ecclesiam Sancti martini de labrasca .

The original settlement was on the oak hill of Le Castelas and was abandoned in the 15th century. Archaeologists have recovered the remains of a medieval moth erected on a rock and a castle that burned down in the 16th century. The reconstruction of the village took place nearby on flat terrain. As in the neighboring town of La Motte-d'Aigues, several families from the surrounding villages were settled by a decree from 1506, each with a plot of the same size. The village was given a rectangular floor plan, which is quite unique for the region, and which has been preserved to this day.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	256	247	255	377	517	656	718	840

Attractions

• Prehistoric and ancient ruins
• Merovingian tombs
• Ruins of the medieval castle
• Wall fountain with mascaron
• Old lavoir
• Near Langesse: pigeon towers and oil mill, fountain from 1843 and water basin ( Monument historique since 1992)
• Saint-Martin-et-Saint-Blaise parish church from the 18th century

coat of arms

The coat of arms is emblazoned as follows : Divided into azure and silver , with Saint Martin sitting on the horse and cutting his cloak to give one half to an arm who sits between the horse's legs and extends his right hand, foreground and background colors are reversed on both halves of the coat of arms.

literature

• Michel Albarède u. a .: Vaucluse (=  Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2007, ISBN 2-7424-1900-4 , p. 292 .
• Marie-Christine Mansuy u. a .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon (=  Encyclopédies du Voyage ). Gallimard Loisirs, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7424-2737-6 , pp. 132 .

Web links

Commons : Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (French)

Remarks

1. ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
2. ↑ 1092 La première église de Saint-Martin et Saint-Blaise. saintmartindelabrasque.com, accessed October 7, 2012 . 
3. ↑ 1506 L'acte d'habitation de Saint-Martin de la Brasque. saintmartindelabrasque.com, accessed October 7, 2012 . 
4. ^ Marie-Christine Mansuy et al. a .: Parc Naturel Régional du Luberon. 2010, p. 132.
5. ↑ The coat of arms was designed by the heraldist Félix Arnaud de Pertuis.