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Uchaux
View on WikipediaUchaux (French pronunciation: [yʃo]; Occitan: Uchau) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.[3] It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude.
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Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.[4]
Geography
[edit]Uchaux is 9 km (5.5 mi) southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km (4.9 mi) north of the city of Orange.
On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[5]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 382 | — |
| 1975 | 460 | +2.69% |
| 1982 | 630 | +4.60% |
| 1990 | 1,322 | +9.71% |
| 1999 | 1,465 | +1.15% |
| 2007 | 1,360 | −0.93% |
| 2012 | 1,429 | +0.99% |
| 2017 | 1,649 | +2.91% |
| 2023 | 1,699 | +0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Sights
[edit]Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000.[7] To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.[8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ (in French) Commune d'Uchaux (84135), INSEE.
- ^ (in French) "À vélo, à travers les vignes et forêts du massif d'Uchaux", www.laprovence.com, 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2017.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ (in French) "Le repaire : le Château de Massillan, une histoire durable", www.lesechos.fr, 5 June 2021.
- ^ (in French) Patrimoine, Uchaux.
- ^ (in French) Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel, www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
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