Mérindol
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Mérindol (French pronunciation: [meʁɛ̃dɔl]; Occitan: Merindòu) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Mérindol | |
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Town hall and church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mérindol | |
  Mérindol  Mérindol | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′24″N 5°12′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Cheval-Blanc |
| Intercommunality | CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Batoux[1] |
Area 1 | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,283 |
| • Density | 85.86/km2 (222.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84074 /84360 |
| Elevation | 100–620 m (330–2,030 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The village, located south of the Luberon massif, has some prominence in the plain of the Durance river which demarcates the Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône departments. This plain has allowed the municipality to develop an agriculture which remains relatively important for its economy. Its history, like that of several other villages in the Luberon, was marked by the French Wars of Religion.
History
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 869 | — |
| 1975 | 1,021 | +2.33% |
| 1982 | 1,221 | +2.59% |
| 1990 | 1,521 | +2.78% |
| 1999 | 1,798 | +1.88% |
| 2007 | 1,926 | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 1,987 | +0.63% |
| 2017 | 2,097 | +1.08% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
