La Bastide-des-Jourdans

La Bastide -des- Jourdan is a French municipality with 1318 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Vaucluse department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

La Bastide -des- Jourdan located in the southeast of the department of Vaucluse, halfway between the cities of Manosque (13 km) and Pertuis (15 km). Neighboring communities in Vaucluse are Vitrolles -en- Luberon in the West, Gram Bois in the south and Beaumont- de -Pertuis in the southeast. The northeastern boundary is formed by the municipalities pierrevert, Mont Montfuron and Justin in the Alpes -de -Haute -Provence.

In the north- west of the municipality, the foothills of the Grand Luberon raise the Luberon Regional Park, to which the municipality belongs. In lieu- dit Pié de Gache rises to 530 meters above the river Eze, which forms part of the southern border with Gram Bois and flows into the Durance 24.3 kilometers in length.

Traffic

In the center there are several routes cross départementales. The D956 performs in the southwest to Pertuis and in the north to the département of Alpes- de -Haute -Provence. Manosque is reached via the D27 in an easterly direction. About the smaller roads D42 and D216, there are connections to the neighboring communities Vitrolles -en- Luberon, Gram Bois and Beaumont- de -Pertuis.

History

The village was established in the 13th century at the confluence of the creek Ravin du Bois and Eze. The name goes back to two knights brothers were the owners of a designated as Bastida castle. Because of its strategic location on the road between Aix -en- Provence and Forcalquier, the town began to flourish soon and throughout his period of economic prosperity in the 16th century up to 1000 inhabitants. During this time it came to the construction of a new city wall, which also areas beyond the Ravin du Bois with enclosed. In the 18th century, the village experienced by the sericulture a new boom. In addition to the wine and olive growing something textile craft was able to establish. In the 19th century the increasing rural-urban migration and industrialization were responsible for the depopulation of the area exactly.

Demographics

Attractions

The main street of the village is the 19th century resulting in the Cours. It leads along the old city wall and past the unfinished church of Notre- Dame-des- Amandiers, of which some remains are still preserved. You should arise on a 1868 acquired land and replace the parish church. The work, however, were stopped prematurely due to high construction costs. Among the remarkable remains of the built in the early 16th century Walling second part of the city gate Porte du Fiol. Above the archway there are traces of a double Torverschlusses and a weir bay window that was once supported by four cantilevers. The bell tower dates from the same era and has three bells, the oldest of which dates from the year 1613. The small chapel of Notre- Dame-de- Consolation from the 16th century is situated at an intersection of three streets east of Walling. Their is preceded by a four-step staircase and a Crossroads.

From the first castle, built by the Jourdan - brothers, only the curtains in the lower part of the west and north walls and the small square tower in the northeast corner are obtained. The following lords have made some important extensions in the 16th century, such as the redesign of the square tower and the construction of a four-storey round tower in the northwest corner of the site of an older tower. End of the 19th century the dilapidated into ruin castle was bought by an artist. He missed her a restoration and had built a house on the old walls.

Built in the south of the village parish church of Notre -Dame dates from the 13th century and was rebuilt several times. Due to the increasing population of her were gradually added various chapels and a northern and southern aisle. The altarpiece of the high altar is one of its main attractions. It dates from around 1660 and shows a portrait of Marie along with Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Saint Mark's and a "martyr - pope ". Additionally shown are on a smaller painting Francis of Assisi, a Bishop and Saint Bernard.