Uchaux
Uchaux Uchau (Occitan) | ||
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Commune | ||
Uchaux Town Hall | ||
Coat of arms | ||
Location of Uchaux | ||
(2020–2026) Christine Lanthelme[1] | | |
Area 1 | 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi) | |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,688 | |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
Demonym | Uchaliens | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 84135 /84100 | |
Elevation | 46–285 m (151–935 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) | |
Website | www.uchaux.fr | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Uchaux (French pronunciation: [yʃo]; Occitan: Uchau) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude. In 2020, it had a population of 1,674.
Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.[3]
Geography
Uchaux is 9 km (5.5 mi) southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km (4.9 mi) north of the city of Orange.
On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[4]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 382 | — |
1975 | 460 | +2.69% |
1982 | 630 | +4.60% |
1990 | 1,322 | +9.71% |
1999 | 1,465 | +1.15% |
2007 | 1,360 | −0.93% |
2012 | 1,429 | +0.99% |
2017 | 1,649 | +2.91% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Sights
Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000.[6] To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) "À vélo, à travers les vignes et forêts du massif d'Uchaux", www.laprovence.com, 22 March 2019.
- ^ (in French) Commune d'Uchaux (84135), INSEE.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
- ^ (in French) "Le repaire : le Château de Massillan, une histoire durable", www.lesechos.fr, 5 June 2021.
- ^ (in French) Patrimoine, Uchaux.
- ^ (in French) Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel, www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
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- Aubignan
- Aurel
- Auribeau
- Avignonpref
- Le Barroux
- La Bastide-des-Jourdans
- La Bastidonne
- Le Beaucet
- Beaumes-de-Venise
- Beaumettes
- Beaumont-de-Pertuis
- Beaumont-du-Ventoux
- Bédarrides
- Bédoin
- Blauvac
- Bollène
- Bonnieux
- Brantes
- Buisson
- Buoux
- Cabrières-d'Aigues
- Cabrières-d'Avignon
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- Cairanne
- Camaret-sur-Aigues
- Caromb
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- Caseneuve
- Castellet-en-Luberon
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- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Cheval-Blanc
- Courthézon
- Crestet
- Crillon-le-Brave
- Cucuron
- Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
- Entrechaux
- Faucon
- Flassan
- Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
- Gargas
- Gignac
- Gigondas
- Gordes
- Goult
- Grambois
- Grillon
- L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
- Jonquerettes
- Jonquières
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- Lafare
- Lagarde-d'Apt
- Lagarde-Paréol
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- Lamotte-du-Rhône
- Lapalud
- Lauris
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- Modène
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- Monieux
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- La Motte-d'Aigues
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- Orange
- Pernes-les-Fontaines
- Pertuis
- Peypin-d'Aigues
- Piolenc
- Le Pontet
- Puget
- Puyméras
- Puyvert
- Rasteau
- Richerenches
- Roaix
- Robion
- La Roque-Alric
- La Roque-sur-Pernes
- Roussillon
- Rustrel
- Sablet
- Saignon
- Saint-Christol
- Saint-Didier
- Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
- Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron
- Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
- Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison
- Saint-Martin-de-Castillon
- Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque
- Saint-Pantaléon
- Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
- Saint-Romain-en-Viennois
- Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
- Saint-Trinit
- Sannes
- Sarrians
- Sault
- Saumane-de-Vaucluse
- Savoillan
- Séguret
- Sérignan-du-Comtat
- Sivergues
- Sorgues
- Suzette
- Taillades
- Le Thor
- La Tour-d'Aigues
- Travaillan
- Uchaux
- Vacqueyras
- Vaison-la-Romaine
- Valréas
- Vaugines
- Vedène
- Velleron
- Venasque
- Viens
- Villars
- Villedieu
- Villelaure
- Villes-sur-Auzon
- Violès
- Visan
- Vitrolles-en-Luberon
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