Bédoin

Bédoin is a commune with 3197 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Vaucluse department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

The place is Bédoin to about 300 meters, at the foot of Mont Ventoux on its south side. The municipal area extends up to the summit itself through Bédoin the river Mède flows.

Population Development

Economy

Main source of income of the Mont -Ventoux - tourism and the wine ( Cotes du Ventoux ).

Culture and sights

• Romanesque chapel of Sainte -Madeleine in the 11th century
• Church from the 17th century in the " Jesuit style " of the Baroque

Swell

• Stefan Brandenburg, Ines mongering. Provence. Bielefeld 1996 ISBN 3-89416-609-6
• Statistics on Bédoin at the INSEE