Venasque

Venasque
A general view of Venasque
Coat of arms
Venasque
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Venasque
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Pernes-les-Fontaines
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Gaby Bezert
Area1	35.01 km2 (13.52 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,151
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	84143 / 84210
Elevation	137–639 m (449–2,096 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Venasque (Occitan: Venasca) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

The area has many tourist attractions, such as the nearby Mount Vaucluse, a park with several tennis courts, and many open areas. The town of Venasque stands on a hill, surrounded on all sides by ramparts in various states of disrepair. It is home to many notable foreigners, such as Darius Brubeck. It has a beautiful forest surrounding it, with picturesque trails and several shepherds' dwellings made out of rocks, piled together to create domed huts.

Venasque church

See also

• Comtat Venaissin
• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Town council website
• More pictures of the city