Sannes

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Sannes
Sannes coat of arms
Sannes (France)
Sannes
region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Apt
Canton Pertuis
Community association Territorial South Luberon
Coordinates 43 ° 45 '  N , 5 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 45 '  N , 5 ° 29'  E
height 273-360 m
surface 4.6 km 2
Residents 240 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 84240
INSEE code 84121

Chapel of Sannes

Sannes is a French municipality with 240 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

Sannes is located in the southeast of the Vaucluse department and is surrounded by the municipalities of La Motte-d'Aigues , Cabrières-d'Aigues , Cucuron and Ansouis . The closest town is Pertuis in the south ( 7 km ).

In the north of the municipality, the mountains of rises Luberon with the Luberon Regional Nature Park , to which the municipality belongs. South of Sannes is the Durance valley .

traffic

The départementale D27 route continues on the west-east axis from Cucuron towards Grambois .

The closest train station is Pertuis , which provides connections to the cities of Lyon , Marseille and Aix-en-Provence .

history

Sannes was first mentioned in 1045 under the name Castrum Aciane . The current name is probably of Celtic origin: the word sagno means "moorland or marshland". In Provencal the meaning changed to a kind of reed grass .

In the Middle Ages Sannes belonged to the Sabran family from Ansouis, whose claim to power was confirmed by a court decision in 1468. In the early 18th century, Sannes was married to the Saqui de Collobrières family . After the French Revolution , Sannes was given parish status and thus its independence back.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 93 80 124 101 131 167 165 240

Attractions

  • Gallo-Roman cemetery southeast of Clots Manor
  • Sannes Castle (17th century)
  • La Martialis Castle
  • Romanesque chapel of St-Pierre , rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • Oratoire Ste-Anne

Web links

Commons : Sannes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The community on annuaire-mairie.fr
  2. ↑ a b Sannes at luberonweb.com. Retrieved August 29, 2012 .