Sainte-Tulle
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier | |
| Canton | Manosque-3 | |
| Community association | Durance-Luberon-Verdon agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 47 ' N , 5 ° 46' E | |
| height | 269-521 m | |
| surface | 17.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,408 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 200 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 04220 | |
| INSEE code | 04197 | |
| Website | ville-sainte-tulle.fr | |
 Town hall of Sainte-Tulle |
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Sainte-Tulle is a French commune with 3,408 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . Sainte-Tulle is part of the Forcalquier arrondissement and the Manosque-3 canton . The inhabitants are called Tullésains .
geography
Sainte-Tulle is located about 62 kilometers north of Marseille on the Largue river . The EDF Canal , which is used by Électricité de France for power stations , also runs through the municipality . Sainte-Tulle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Manosque in the north and northeast, Gréoux-les-Bains in the east, Corbières-en-Provence in the south and southwest and Pierrevert in the west and northwest.
Sainte-Tulle is located in the Coteaux de Pierrevert wine-growing region (AOC protected designation of origin). The former Route nationale 96 (today's D4096) and the Autoroute A51 run through the municipality .
history
The Saint-André Abbey in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon owned a priory (today's chapel) here from the 11th to the 15th century and the Notre-Dame church from the 13th century. In 1530 the Battle of Sainte-Tulle took place here during the Wars of Religion.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| 1857 | 2458 | 2520 | 2805 | 2855 | 3055 | 3265 | 3408 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de Beauvoir church, built in 1587 on the foundations of the earlier church, Monument historique
- Chapel of Sainte-Consorce
- Chapel Sainte-Tulle, Romanesque church building from the 12th century, monument historique since 2011
- Clock tower, built in 1544
- Fontaine Ronde
- Henri-Fluchère theater and cinema
Notre-Dame de Beauvoir church
Fontaine Ronde
Clock tower
Personalities
- Henri Fluchère (1898–1987), member of the Resistance, English and politician, former mayor of Sainte-Tulle
