Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Pernes-les-Fontaines | |
| Community association | Ventoux-Comtat-Venaissin | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 6 ′ N , 5 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 180-362 m | |
| surface | 4.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 525 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 106 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 84330 | |
| INSEE code | 84115 | |
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Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols ( Occitan : Sant Peire de Vassòus ) is a French commune of 525 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-Pierre-de-Vassols is five kilometers south of Mont Ventoux , ten kilometers from Carpentras and 35 kilometers from Avignon . The place is surrounded by an agricultural plain.
history
The place was first mentioned in 1262 as Villa Vazolis and Sanctus Johannis de Vassols . Neolithic finds have been made nearby that show that the southern flank of Mount Ventoux was settled early on. The ruins from Roman times are the remains of villas. The Benedictine abbey of St-Jean-de-Vassols in the north, which was abandoned after the destruction, came from the Middle Ages. Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols was part of the papal fiefdom until it came under the rule of the bishops of Carpentras.
economy
The small community is characterized by agriculture and viticulture. The wine grown belongs to the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) Côtes du Ventoux . The best- known estate is the Château Valcombe , a 23 hectare quality winery whose red wine consists primarily of the Syrah variety and the white, oak-colored La Sereine wine from Grenache blanc and Roussanne .
Culture
On the outskirts of the village, the German painter, sculptor and graphic artist Paul Wunderlich lived with his wife Karin Székessy in a large country house in a park full of sculptures. The two artists lived and worked here mainly in the summer months. Wunderlich died on June 6, 2010 in Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols.
Web links
- Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols on annuaire-mairie.fr
Individual evidence
- ↑ Provence & Beyond website at beyond.fr
- ^ Hugh Johnson, Steven Brook: The great Johnson: The encyclopedia of wines, wine-growing regions and wine producers of the world , Hallwag im Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-83381621-5 , p. 193