Taillades

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

Taillades
Commune
The old quarry, which is now an open-air theatre
Coat of arms
Location of Taillades
Taillades
Taillades
Coordinates: 43°50′13″N 5°05′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementApt
CantonCheval-Blanc
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Edmond Bouchet
Area
1
6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,909
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Cavaillon, and 40 km (25 mi) south east of Avignon.

Situated in the Luberon, the village covers 675 hectares of which 320 are mountainside. It has a population of about 1,900 inhabitants.[2]

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 function room for the village.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. http://www.lestaillades.fr/village/notrevillage.htm
  3. http://www.lestaillades.fr/village/urgindex.htm



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