Come

Geography

The village of Come is a perched medieval village of nature, turned vis-a-vis Luberon, on the height between Apt and Céreste.

The common one belongs to the perimeter of the Regional natural park of Luberon

Relief

The village is perched on the southern part of the Monts of Vaucluse.

In the south and the east of the commune, two valleys. Around the village, a plate perched slightly tilted between 500 meters on its part more in the south and 700 meters on its northern part. The remainder of the commune, is its northern part, is a succession of small valleys and hills with a top with 784 meters.

Two swallow-holes: the swallow-hole of Large (in the North-West) and the swallow-hole of the Soft ones.

Transport

Main road 100 in the extreme south of the commune.

Secondary road 33 and secondary road 155 cross the commune on a more or less North-South axis.

On a East-West axis, secondary road 190 passes by the village (like secondary road 33).

Passage du GR 6.

Hydrology

Picturesque Cours of the Calavon at the exit of the throats of Oppedette and brooks to the periodic course.

History

An important Neolithic furniture, collected in a half-dozen of stations, shows that the zone was occupied rather early.

The many Roman vestiges (and proximity of Apt) show that the zone continued to be occupied during the Roman period.

Come is quoted in 1005 under the name of " Vegnis" then in 1225 pennies its current term.

The village was the stronghold of Agoult, then successively of the Simiane (old baronnie of Barn of Simiane), Sabran-Forcalquier, Villemus, Glandevès and finally of Agoult-Montauban.

Heraldic

Of mouths with two faced and crowned dolphins, holding of their mouths a bunch of grapes suspended, and accompanied at a peak by a crescent, the whole of gold.

Administration

Demography

Economy

On this commune the culture of the vine with the production of wines in AOC " is practiced; coast-of-Ventoux" , as well as fruit-bearing and market-gardening cultures, culture and the distillation of the lavandin. Ovine and caprine breeding (of which production of goat's milk cheeses).

Firm biological: dairy and cheese dairy (bovines).
equestrian Lodging of stage and rooms of hosts.

Tourism. Guided visit of the village, circuits marked out, GR6.

Local life

Education

Sports

Tennis, swimming pool, center of horsemanship, game of bowls (bowling pitch).

Hiking, equestrian and VTT.

Health

Proximity of the hospital of Apt.

Worship

Catholic church.

Ecology and recycling

Places and monuments

At the village :

Castle XIIe/XIIIe century, very altered.
Turn sarrazine.
caladées Lanes .
Many frontages Rebirth, of which the house Monier d' Arnaud and the Monier house of the Cut.
the church Saint Hilaire (Romance church of XIIe altered with XVIIe) and his square bell-tower of the end of XIIIe century (historic building registered).
Bell-tower.
old Laundrettes, fountain.
defensive Architecture preserved very well, of which round towers, tower of the town hall (XIe century), square tower of the Gate (XIIe century, restored in XIVe century).
Old hotel of Pontevès XVIe century (town hall).
Old mill with oil in the rock.
baker's ovens, of which one of origin of XIIe century.

On the commune:

has 2 km in the west, the rural vault Saint Laurent, restored partially (with use of dwelling).
On Calavon, the rural vault Saint Ironwood (XVIIIe, restored) and many mills (of which Benoye, Coutraire and Bélan which are whole)
Chapelle with the hamlet of Saint-Paul, restored partly.
Rare vestiges of a vault to the hamlet of Saint-Cluster.
Two oratoCaires with Notre-Dame.
Several huts out of stone dries or bories.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Vaucluse

External bonds

Viens on the site from the National Geographical Institute
Viens on the site from INSEE
Viens on the site from Quid
Localization from Come on a chart from France and communes bordering
Plan on Come on Mapquest

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