Vauvenargues

For the writer of this name, to see Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues.

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Vauvenargues ( Vauvenarga in Of Provence according to the traditional Standard and Vauvenargo according to the Standard mistralienne) is a common French, located in the department of the Rhone delta and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure.

Geography

Into full maquis, the commune is located on the northern slope of the Montagne Holy-Victoire and with the south of the mountain of Ubacs, and upstream of the lake-tank of the Barrage of Bimont. It is to approximately 14 km in the east of Aix-en-Provence to which it is connected by a small secondary road.

Localities and variations

Communes bordering

in the Canton of Aix-en-Provence - the North-East:

Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde;

in the Canton of Peyrolles-in-Provence (even district):

in the Canton of Trets (even district):

in the Canton of Rians (District of Brignoles, department of the VAr, even area):

Rians .

History

Administration

Demography

Religious heritage

Vault and principal frontage of the priory of Holy-Victoire (gone back to 1656 and 1661, private property). Registered on the additional Inventory of the historic buildings by decree of September 7th, 1978.

Civil inheritance

Castle of Vauvenargues (including interior decoration dating from the 18th century). Registered voter on the additional Inventory of the historic buildings by decree of January 15th, 1929. The castle is bought by Picasso in September 1958, and the artist will be buried in the park of the castle after his death.

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