Goult

Goult
Commune
Vineyard in autumn

Coat of arms
Goult
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Goult
Coordinates: 43°51′50″N 5°14′39″E / 43.8639°N 5.2442°E / 43.8639; 5.2442Coordinates: 43°51′50″N 5°14′39″E / 43.8639°N 5.2442°E / 43.8639; 5.2442
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Apt
Canton Apt
Intercommunality Pied Rousset en Luberon
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Didier Perello
Area1 23.77 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,281
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 84051 /84220
Elevation 121–335 m (397–1,099 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Goult is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The village is perched on a hill with a solitary road to the peak. Near the end of the road is a 12th-century castle, the Chateau de Goult.

Geography

The commune lies in the parc naturel régional du Luberon.

The Calavon flows westward through the southern part of the commune.

Places and monuments

  • Goult castle
  • Saint Véran chapel
  • Windmill
  • Notre Dame des Lumières church

See also

wine bottles product in Lumières, hamlet of Goult

References

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