Apt, Vaucluse
Apt | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 43°52′37″N 5°23′49″E / 43.8769°N 5.3969°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Apt |
Canton | Apt |
Intercommunality | Pays d'Apt-Luberon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Véronique Arnaud Deloy[1] |
Area 1 | 44.57 km2 (17.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 10,536 |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84003 /84400 |
Elevation | 170–567 m (558–1,860 ft) (avg. 253 m or 830 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Apt (French pronunciation: [apt]; Provençal Occitan: At / Ate in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It lies on the left bank of the Calavon, 41 miles (66 km) east of Avignon. It is the principal town of the Luberon mountains.
The town is known for defining the Aptian age of the Early Cretaceous.
Geography
Apt lies north of Aix-en-Provence and the river Durance, in the valley of the river Calavon, (also called the Coulon), and at the foot of the north-facing slopes of the Luberon mountain.
Climate
Apt has a hot-summer mediterranean climate using the Köppen climate classification, with its relatively high rainfall bordering closely on a humid subtropical climate. On average, Apt experiences 68.6 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 1.0 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 0.5 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 57.7 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 43.9 °C (111.0 °F) on June 28, 2019, while the record low temperature was −14.9 °C (5.2 °F) on February 12, 2012.[3]
Climate data for Apt (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2007–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
43.9 (111.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
43.9 (111.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.5 (2.26) |
44.4 (1.75) |
49.3 (1.94) |
62.1 (2.44) |
67.9 (2.67) |
48.3 (1.90) |
21.7 (0.85) |
31.6 (1.24) |
60.0 (2.36) |
97.2 (3.83) |
117.5 (4.63) |
65.4 (2.57) |
722.9 (28.44) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 67.6 |
Source: Meteociel[3] |
Geological age
Apt is the etymological source of the
History
Apt was at one time the chief town of the
A traditional tale attributes the foundation of the
Important manuscripts were found in Apt concerning music in the 12th/13th centuries. They are known as the Apt Manuscript and the Ivrea Codex. They contain
Jewish history
According to documentation, Jews lived in Apt as early as the second half of the 14th century. The earliest documentation of Jews in Apt is dated back to the second half of the 13th century, describing the prohibition of meat selling by Jews to Christians.[11] Columbia University Library owns a twelve documents collection of notarial written money lending transactions between Jews and Christians in Apt. One of them describes a transaction between a local Jew called Gartus Bonafossi and a Christian named Iohannes Raymundi.[12] A synagogue was documented as soon as 1416, and around 15 Jewish families were listed by the tax register by 1420. By then, Apt became the fourth largest Jewish community of Provence.[11] The Jewish quarter was situated by the nowadays Place du Postel, and the community itself was mentioned in the writings of the poet Isaac Gorni.
Ecclesiastical history
The council of Apt was held on 14 May 1365 in the cathedral of that city by the archbishops and bishops of the provinces of
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 9,623 | — |
1975 | 11,288 | +2.31% |
1982 | 11,496 | +0.26% |
1990 | 11,506 | +0.01% |
1999 | 11,172 | −0.33% |
2007 | 11,158 | −0.02% |
2012 | 11,979 | +1.43% |
2017 | 11,425 | −0.94% |
Source: INSEE[14] |
Sights
The chief object of interest is the church of Sainte-Anne (once the cathedral), the building of which was begun about the year 1056 on the site of a much older edifice, but not completed until the latter half of the 17th century.[5]
The town was formerly surrounded by massive ancient walls, but these have now been for the most part replaced by boulevards; many of its streets are narrow and irregular.[5]
Many Roman remains have been found in and near the town. A fine bridge, the Pont Julien, spanning the Coulon below the town, dates from 2 BC.[5] Archeologists and others now believe that the Pont Julien dates much later than the 2nd century
Economy
The region is a centre for
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
- Côtes du Luberon AOC
- Communes of the Vaucluse department
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Apt". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ Gradstein et al. (2004)
- ^ a b c d public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Apt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 232. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Joseph Hyacinthe Albanès, Gallia christiana novissima, Tomo I, Montbéliard 1899, coll. 173-304
- ^ Louis Duchesne, Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule, vol. I, Paris 1907, pp. 281–283
- ^ Elzéar Boze, Histoire de l'église d'Apt, Apt 1820
- ^ Bull Qui Christi Domini, in Bullarii romani continuatio, Vol. XI, Rome 1845, pp. 245–249
- ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 836
- ^ a b Encyclopaedia Judaica Volume 2, p. 288, at Google Books
- ^ "Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions | the People in the Books: Hebraica and Judaica Manuscripts from Columbia University Libraries".
- ^ Shahan 1913.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Jumelage". apt.fr (in French). Apt. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Shahan, Thomas Joseph (1913). "Council of Apt". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- MANSI, Coll. Conc., XXVI, 445; MARTÈNE, Thes. nov. anecd. (1717), IV, 331-342; BOZE, Hist. de l'église d'Apt (Apt. 1820)