Vaison-the-Roman in French (to pronounce //), Vaison (to pronounce //) in Of Provence according to the traditional standard or Veisoun (to pronounce //) according to the Standard mistralienne, is a common French, located in the department of Vaucluse and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure.
Its inhabitants is called the Vaisonnais .
Geography
The commune is located on the northern part of the department, in the south of the Enclave of the Popes. It is located at approximately 27 km of Orange, 50 km of Avignon, 10 km of the Dentelles of Montmirail and 10 km of the foot of the Mont Ventoux.The common one belongs to the " Voconce" country;.
The common one belongs to the regional natural park of the Mount-Ventoux.
Relief and land use
It is surrounded by seven covered hills of forests and vines. While coming from the west, Vaison marks the beginning of the medium mountainss.
Hydrography
The river of the Ouvèze, famous for its fatal flood, passes in the village and separates the Upper town (13th century) from the modern city. One of the bridges spanning it is celebrates it Roman bridge, having resisted a German bombardment and believed of September 22nd, 1992.
Communes bordering
Climate
Vaison-the-Roman, located in Provence profits from a Mediterranean, heat and dryness in be, soft and wet Climat in Hiver with strong precipitations over short periods. The Mistral, wind of the Northern cold sometimes violent one has faculty to however drain the area.
Transport
Service of bus
Districts and localities
History
The area is initially inhabited by the Ligure S which introduce the Bronze. At the end of the IV E, Vaison becomes the capital of a Celtic tribe , integrated within the people of the Voconces. After the Roman conquest (125-118 av. J. - C.), the city of Voconces counts two capitals, Luc-in-Diois and Vaison. The Romain S do of it one of the richest cities of the Gaulle Narbonnese. It was the Trogue-Pumped fatherland of the historian .The invasions Barbare S of the 5th century ruin the city. At disturbed times of the the Middle Ages, the inhabitants emigrate on the Rocher escarpé of left bank of the Ouvèze, with the shelter of the rampart S and the strong Château. At the 18th century most of the population, went down again in the Plaine.
The fatal rising of the Ouvèze in 1992
The rising of September 22nd, 1992 proceeded during the risings of autumn which can occur on the Mediterranean rivers of medium mountains. This important weather event, seems to be amplified by the modes of occupation of the ground and management of the beds of the rivers. The history and the geomorphological analysis state indeed that the Ouvèze already knew risings as important as that of September 22nd, 1992. It is characterized by its short duration and its intensity. Indeed, in four hours of time, it fell according to the places, between 300 mm (with Entrechaux) and 143 mm (with Boxwood-the-Baronnies) and 179 mm with Vaison and 215 mm with Malaucène. Moreover, it hardly ran out five hours between the flood and the starter of the fall.
All the night and during several days, the first-aid workers affairer will find the victims. But this rise of water will remain marked forever by the human losses: 37 deaths including 3 in Séguret; 4 missings (of which a body found in November 1993). The material losses amount as for them to 500 franc million.
Administration and policy
Mayors of Vaison-the-Roman
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Political results
presidential Elections, results of the second rounds:- presidential election of 2007: 57,41% for Nicolas Sarkozy, 42,59% for Ségolène Royal, 87,85% of participation.
- presidential election of 2002: 76,28% for Jacques Chirac, 23,72% for Jean-Marie Le Pen, 83,69% of participation.
- legislative elections of 2007: 52,30% for M Thierry Mariani (UMP), 47,70% for Mr. Pierre Meffre (PS), 69,79% of participation.
- legislative elections of 2002: 68,88% for M Thierry Mariani (UMP), 31,12% for M Jacques Bompard (FN), 63,93% of participation.
- European elections of 2004: 32,13% for M Michel Rocard (PS), 17,83% for Mrs. Francoise Grossetête (UMP), 50,14% of participation.
- regional elections of 2004: 47,62% for M Michel Vauzelle (PS), 31,70% for M Renaud Muselier (UMP), 74,12% of participation.
- cantonal elections of 2004: missing data.
- Referendum of 2005 relating to the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe: 55,38% for Not, 44,62% for Yes, 73,69% of participation.
Education
Several schools (Jules Ferry, Emile Zola, of the Pale…) and colleges (" Joseph d' Arbaud).
Health, assistance with the Person
The Commune is provided with:
Medico-social center, street Laënnec, with consultations SME, family planning etc…
General doctors, Dentists, a cabinet of radiology and echography, several pharmacies.
Two old people's homes and a hearth housing.
An Hospital provided with a service of Urgencies and where some Specialists ensure of the external consultations.
Public services
Twinnings
Economy
The small town has any trade, supermarkets and even some Large surfaces in edge.
Tourism
Tourism, thanks to its inheritance, is a big part of the activity of Vaison-the-Roman. The sites of excavations made it possible to update many vestiges. However, one should not reduce the inheritance of the small town with what was hidden because the medieval aspect of the old village and its Roman bridge attract them also many visitors.
The city has an tourist office, as well as multiple possibilities of reception (hotels, camp-sites, lodgings, rooms of hosts, surface of motor homes…).
Agriculture
Vine growing and fruit-bearing arboriculture.
As much of commune of the Vaucluse, the common one produces wines. Part of this production is struck AOC “Coasts of the Rhone” and “Coasts of Ventoux”. There exists a " House of the vins" in the buildings of the tourist office to promote the production.
Demography
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Culture and inheritance
Environmental inheritance
A Center of study and development of renewable energies.
Architectural Patrimone
Vaison-the-Roman is a classified medieval city town of art and history.
It is also a city Archéologique where a Roman city could be discovered in its quasi totality. It includes/understands the House of Messii, the Gantry of Pumped, the House of report/ratio ( Insula ), of the thermal baths and the Roman Théâtre.
the castle of the Counts de Toulouse: Camped at the top of a rock with peak, the castle of Vaison, was during centuries, a powerful fortress of Comtat Venaissin. Built in 1195 by Raymond V, Count de Toulouse and Marquis of Provence, it replaced a tower destroyed by the bishop Bérenger de Reilhane. The bishop did not manage to drive out by excommunication the workmen employed by the count Raymond who ignored the episcopal lightnings and the strong Château dominated soon the city. The castle amputee of its sound and means of defense Donjon decapitated preserves beautiful buildings. He points out the fights which opposed the usurping counts and bishops their rights. Alphonse of Poitiers, brother of Saint Louis, which had married the girl of Raymond VII, imposed on the bishop S the restitution of these same rights while making deliver an award on December 30th 1351.
the cathedral Notre-Dame : It illustrates various phases by which the Christian art passed since its origin until the 15th century and lets predict of a certain size of the city until the Moyen-âge. The time mérovingienne, the Romance and the Gothic is côtoient there. Its interior is elegant and the Architecture is noble but its decoration was ransacked by two of its bishops who to enrich to them episcopal Palais acted as vandals. One stripped of sound Jubé and the other removed with the chorus its marbles. The Abside with decoration in ancient columns remained to us about intact. Arched out of small apparatus, she points out the primitive church mérovingienne. Its two absidioles accompany it and are contemporary for him. In that of north, a tabular furnace bridge, richly decorated, passes to be the most artistic part of the cathedral. In 1897, it becomes parish church.
the cloister : On the left chorus in the absidiole one reaches the cloister. It is one of most beautiful of the Romanesque art. Its geminated arcades, its posts are of a completed artistic nature. Built at the 10th century by the canons of the chapter, it was repaired by the bishop Joseph Marie de Suarès, at the 17th century and completely restored at the 19th century by Mr. Revoil, departmental Architecte. Of square form, it contains four arched galleries decorated with cornices and on which formerly the doors opened communicating with the cells of the Chanoine S which were contiguous.
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archaeological Museum.
- Roman Bridge spanning the Ouvèze.
- Cathedral Notre-Dame de Nazareth (low city).
- Cathedral (name???) (high city).
- Vault Quenin Saint.
- Statue of the Black Virgin.
Personalities
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Trogue-Pumped, born with Vaison-the-Roman, historian. It lived with the 1st century a. J. - C.
- Holy Quenin de Vaison (born at the 6th century with Vaison-the-Roman), bishop of Vaison
- Claude Haut, politician
- Maurice Burrus, patron of Vaison-the-Roman
- Joseph Sautel, canon, organizer of the Gallo-Roman excavations during first half of the twentieth century
Heraldic
Myths and legends
Daily life with Vaison-the-Roman
The sport
For the practice of the sport, the inhabitants of Vaison-the-Roman can have several equipment:
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municipal Sports complex: Gymnasium and stage comprising two grounds (football/Rugby), sporting plate of 2 grounds of handball and 2 grounds of tennis shoe, track athletics.
- Public swimming pool of outdoor
- Ground of motor bike-ball
- Tennis: 5 courts, of which one of beaten ground
- Course health
- Two riding schools (private)
- Clubs of gymnastics (private)
In addition to that, martial arts, cycling, etc
Culture
Firm of Arts, Culture section, cultural pole, inter-commune school of dance and music, library, Not young people and service youth, sports and leisures, archaeological museum and of the places of spectacles: Cultural center, ancient theater, theater of the upper town, theater of Nymphée.
The choral society
The Movement International Choral In heart joy organizes in this city since 1953 their Choralies international every three years. The spectacle of three thousand people of all countries joined together in a Roman Amphithéâtre which sing in Polyphonie with four votes without very knowing merit to be considering and heard. This demonstration made it possible the town of Vaison-the-Roman to be seen allotting the label of City European choral society by the European Community in 1995.
Places of worship
Christian (Churches and cemetery)
Gallery
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