Mazan
Mazan
Masan (Occitan) | |
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 Chapel Notre-Dame of Pareloup | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Pernes-les-Fontaines |
| Intercommunality | CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Bonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 37.92 km2 (14.64 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84072 /84380 |
| Elevation | 111–450 m (364–1,476 ft) (avg. 197 m or 646 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mazan (French pronunciation: [mazɑ̃]; Occitan: Masan) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The town is seven kilometres (4+1⁄2 miles) by road east of Carpentras, one of its neighbouring municipalities, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) by road from Avignon.
The town is located in the heart of the former Comtat Venaissin, near the south side of Mont Ventoux.
Features
[edit | edit source]Mazan is home to one of the châteaux of the de Sade family. Today this château is a luxury hotel.[2]
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,320 | — |
| 1975 | 2,896 | +3.22% |
| 1982 | 3,729 | +3.68% |
| 1990 | 4,459 | +2.26% |
| 1999 | 4,943 | +1.15% |
| 2007 | 5,515 | +1.38% |
| 2012 | 5,804 | +1.03% |
| 2017 | 6,036 | +0.79% |
| 2021 | 6,269 | +0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Education
[edit | edit source]There is a preschool (maternelle), École maternelle Mamé Blanc - La Condamine, an elementary school, École élémentaire Gilbert Laget - La Condamine, a mixed preschool and elementary school, École Saint Dominique,[4] and a junior high school (collège), Collège André Malraux.[5]
Notable residents
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[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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