Gargas, Vaucluse
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Gargas (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁɡas]; Occitan: Gargaç) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The writer Raymond Jean (1925–2012) died in Gargas.
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The town hall of Gargas | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gargas | |
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| Coordinates: 43°54′09″N 5°21′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Apt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Bruno Vigne-Ulmier[1] |
Area 1 | 14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,035 |
| • Density | 204/km2 (528/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84047 /84400 |
| Elevation | 201–461 m (659–1,512 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gargas is the site of old ochre mining operations. In 2009 the Mine d'Ocre de Bruoux was opened for tourists.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 690 | — |
| 1975 | 1,065 | +6.40% |
| 1982 | 1,870 | +8.37% |
| 1990 | 2,875 | +5.52% |
| 1999 | 2,928 | +0.20% |
| 2007 | 2,995 | +0.28% |
| 2012 | 2,843 | −1.04% |
| 2017 | 3,039 | +1.34% |
| 2023 | 3,035 | −0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
