Cabrières-d'Avignon

Cabrières-d'Avignon
Cabrières-d'Avignon
Commune
	The town hall of Cabrières-d'Avignon
	Coat of arms
	Location of Cabrières-d'Avignon
	Cabrières-d'Avignon Cabrières-d'Avignon
	Coordinates: 43°53′34″N 5°09′00″E / 43.8927°N 5.15°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Cheval-Blanc
Intercommunality	CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Delphine Cresp
Area 1	14.68 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population (2022)	1,741
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84025 /84220
Elevation	105–626 m (344–2,054 ft) ; (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Cabrières-d'Avignon (French pronunciation: [kabʁijɛʁ daviɲɔ̃]; Occitan: d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

History

The Château and the village were the scene of the massacre in 1545 of about 700 Vaudois, or Waldensians—a reformist group declared heretical by the Catholic church. Men, women, and children were tortured and killed. The events are known as the Massacre of Mérindol, after the campaign which began in nearby Mérindol and resulted in the destruction of between 22 and 28 villages.