Mormoiron

Mormoiron is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Mormoiron
A view of Mormoiron
Coat of arms
Location of Mormoiron
Mormoiron
Mormoiron
Coordinates: 44°04′07″N 5°11′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonPernes-les-Fontaines
IntercommunalityVentoux Sud
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Régis Silvestre
Area
1
25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,873
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84082 /84570
Elevation179–450 m (587–1,476 ft)
(avg. 281 m or 922 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography and geology

Mormoiron is located 12 km East of Carpentras; also nearby are Mont Ventoux and Avignon. The soil is mainly composed of sand, ochre and gypsum.

The Village

Prehistory and antiquity

The commune's area was occupied prehistorically (approximately 100,000 BC), as is evidenced by the discovery of bifaces and Pottery. Evidence from the twenty-first century BC points to trade relations with Phocaea and ancient Marseille.

Roman colonization left behind altars to Mercury, coins from the Augustan and Trojan reigns, and various other artefacts.

The siege walls surrounding 16th century Porte du Brochier and the 17th century Porte de la Bonne Font are still present today.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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