Taillades
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Taillades (French pronunciation: [tajad]; Occitan: Lei Talhadas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Taillades | |
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The old quarry, which is now an open-air theatre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Taillades | |
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| Coordinates: 43°50′13″N 5°05′29″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) | Nicole Girard[1] |
Area 1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,040 |
| • Density | 297/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84131 /84300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Cavaillon, and 25 km (16 mi) south east of Avignon. Situated in the Luberon, the village covers 675 hectares of which 320 are forest.[3]
The village was awarded the 'two flowers' standard in the national competition for floral villages.
History
The village developed as a community of stone workers employed at the quarries nearby. The entrance to the old village is marked by a medieval tower, a vestige of the original castle. The castle was rebuilt in the seventeenth century. In 1859, the village mill, Moulin Saint-Pierre, was built. Today it is used as a party hall and meeting room for the village.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 695 | — |
| 1975 | 1,211 | +8.26% |
| 1982 | 1,501 | +3.11% |
| 1990 | 1,642 | +1.13% |
| 1999 | 1,792 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 1,902 | +0.75% |
| 2012 | 1,968 | +0.68% |
| 2017 | 1,909 | −0.61% |
| 2023 | 2,040 | +1.11% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
