Ménerbes
Ménerbes
Menèrba (Occitan) | |
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 A view of Ménerbes | |
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Location of Ménerbes  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°50′00″N 5°12′26″E / 43.8333°N 5.2072°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Apt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Ruffinato[1] |
| Area 1 | 30.27 km2 (11.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 979 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84073 /84560 |
| Elevation | 112–693 m (367–2,274 ft) (avg. 244 m or 801 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ménerbes (French pronunciation: [menɛʁb]; Occitan: Menèrba) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. The walled village on a hilltop in the Luberon mountains, foothills of the French Alps, constitutes the main settlement in the commune. In 2019, it had a population of 1,002.
History
The village of Ménerbes and its
Despite the balance of power being strongly in favor of the Catholics, the fighting dragged on, increasing in force as time passed. Surrounded by trenches with opposing soldiers, the citadel suffered more than 900 blows by cannonballs, assaults by 14 tons of lead bullets, and barrages by incendiary weapons leading to destruction of its towers.
The Protestants finally agreed to negotiations, surrendering on 9 December 1578 to a "glorious capitulation." The battle, which lasted five years, two months and eight days, had been costly, draining the coffers of the towns in the Comtat Venaissin and putting a heavy financial burden on papal accounts.[3]
Geography
The river Calavon forms part of the commune's northern border.
Culture
Rural Vaucluse was described by author
Ménerbes became known in the English-speaking world since 1990 through the books of British author Peter Mayle, tales of a British expatriate who settled in the village of Ménerbes. One of his books was made into the film A Good Year (2006), directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, which was filmed nearby in the region, largely in the nearby town of Bonnieux. Mayle's best-known book was A Year in Provence, and this put the Luberon region onto the tourist map.
Currently, The Brown Foundation Fellows Program based at Dora Maar's former home in Menerbes provides residencies of one to three months for mid-career professionals in the arts and humanities to concentrate on their fields of expertise.
See also
- Côtes du Luberon AOC
- Communes of the Vaucluse department
- Luberon
- Clovis Hugues
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Robert Bailly, Topographie du siège et du bourg de Ménerbes (1573-1578) : la Citadelle , Mémoire de l'Académie de Vaucluse, 1968
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