Le Pontet (Vaucluse)

Le Pontet is a commune with 16,899 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) in the Vaucluse department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

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Geography

The city is bordered to the northeast of Avignon Le Pontet. She is the link to the historic region of the county venaissin. The Rhone forms the western boundary of the municipality of Le Pontet.

The community is very flat: with a minimum of 16 meters and a maximum of 30 meters above the sea is the difference in height of 14 meters.

History

1925 Le Pontet Avignon became an independent municipality.

Since 1507 the Latin name Parietes Ponteti SECUs Rhodanum designated ( German: Walls of Pontet on the banks of the Rhône ) is a small resettlement, which later became the present town was. The name derives from a small bridge that is now gone. She stood approximately at the entrance of towards Avignon. First, there was a wooden bridge in 1537 a stone bridge was built. The work took five months. In June 1618, the bridge was re-built, the transition measured only four feet wide. Later the name Pontet of the relocation was applied to the whole village.

Near the church was a cross for those who could not attend the fairs. In addition, there was a Lavoir, which was originally built in the 15th century made ​​of wood. In 1557 it was rebuilt of stone.

The important city of Avignon included since the 10th century, the region of today's municipalities Le Pontet and Morières- lès -Avignon. The construction of canals in Fontaine-de -Vaucluse Avignon Le Pontet also brought a small economic boom. Through the acquisition of the anti-popes in Avignon in 1309 witnessed the whole region a major boom, which led to a sharp increase in population.

From Le Pontet came Maurice Challe (1905-1979), General of the French Air Force.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Le Pontet was only in 1941 when the mayor was looking for such a for the community. He hired an engineer, who should investigate the origins of Le Pontet and later a draftsman, who finally completed it the coat of arms.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Château de Fargues
  • Church of Notre -Dame-de -Bon- Secours
  • Estate of Roberty and his Hippodrome

Notre -Dame-de -Bon- Secours

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The northeastern failure streets of Avignon ( D 907 and D 942 ) through the territory of the municipality. There is the motorway exit "Avignon Nord" the Autoroute A7 at the northeastern boundary of the municipality.

Twinning

Since the September 14, 1986 is twinned with Le Pontet and Hochheim am Main, located around 900 kilometers from Le Pontet. Each year there is a student exchange between the two communities.

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