Valréas

Valréas (in Occitan Of Provence: Vauriàs according to the traditional standard or Vaurias according to the Norme mistralienne) is a common French, located in the department of Vaucluse and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure.

Geography

With the three other communes of the canton (Cricket, Richerenches and Visan), Valréas constitutes an enclave of the Département of Vaucluse in that of the Drome and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure in the area the Rhone-Alps (called " wedge of Papes").

Transport

Relief

Geology

Hydrography

Passage de la Coronne

Toponymy

Valeriacum, the field of Valère, is only one small village which takes form in the reign of Charlemagne. At the Age of Enlightenment, Valériacum becomes Valérias, then Valrias (Vaurias into of Provence), then translated into Vaulréas or Vauréas to take its current name at the 19th century.

History

In 1317, the pope Jean XXII buys Valréas with Humbert de Montauban and places it under the authority of the States of the Holy See.

In 1562, the city is taken and plundered by the baron of the Adrets and his defenders are massacred.

In 1815 with place a massacre at the Court of the Prisons.

1791, the commune is attached to Drome.

1793, common the joint Vaucluse to its creation.

During the second world war, on June 12th, 1944, 53 resistant is carried out (Wall of shot). Their bodies will be taken along in the vault of the penitent white.

Administration

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the castle of Simiane shelters the town hall

Intercommunality

Valréas makes party of the Communauté of communes of the Enclave of the Popes

Twinnings

Sachsenheim Germany

Saint Paul de Joliette Canada

Montignoso Italy

Town planning

The historical heart of the borough is built around a hill.

Budget and taxation

Demography

Economy

Industry

Tourism

For its tourist lodging, the city has of hotels, lodgings, rooms of hosts and a camp-site.

Agriculture

It is mainly the culture of the vine with the production of wines.

Culture and inheritance

Culture

Estival animations (dressed up festivals of small Midsummer's Day, corso of the lavenders, etc)

Civil inheritance

Castle of Simiane (16th century, Rebirth).

Turn Ripert (12th century), throne at the top of the hill, in the middle of the historical center.
Private mansions of 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
Turn and Convent of Cordeliers
Turn of Tivoli.

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