Mondragon (Vaucluse)

Mondragon is a French small town with 3709 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the north- west of the department of Vaucluse in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

Mondragon is located in Tricastin in Provence, at the Autoroute A7 Bollène between the north and the south Mornas, 97 kilometers northeast of Montpellier and 14 km north-west of Orange. The Rhône and the Lez, a tributary of the Rhone, flowing through the municipality. The city is located on the Canal de Donzère - Mondragon, a navigable canal, which abbreviates a loop of the Rhône River and south of the city discharges back into the river. At Mondragon part of the hamlet Derboux. Neighboring communities of Mondragon are Lamotte -du -Rhône to the southwest, Bollène in the northwest, southeast and Mornas in Saint -Etienne -des -Sorts the southwest. The municipal area covers 4065 hectares, the average altitude is 126 meters above sea level, the Mairie stands at a height of 50 meters.

Mondragon is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

In the district of Saint- Jean, which lies between the railway line and the canal, a Gallo-Roman villa has been discovered in which, among other things, a statue was found, which is a Gallic warrior. It is issued in the Stone Museum Musée Calvet Avignon.

Mondragon was mentioned as Mons Draconis (Latin for "Mountain of the Dragon " ) was first documented in 1137.

Policy

Mondragon is part of the community association Rhône -Lez- Provence and has twinned with Lenola, Italy.

Coat of arms

Description: Argent, a blue orb with gold hoops and attached cross.

Attractions

The Roman Cemetery Chapel Saint- Pierre -aux -Liens in Derboux was built in the late 12th century. Inside is a fresco from the early 13th century, depicting the Virgin Mary. The chapel was rebuilt in the 19th century, it is now owned by the municipality and 1997 as a monument historique ( historic monument ') was classified.

The Hôtel de Suze dates from the 16th century. It is privately owned and was registered in 1949 on the supplementary list of Monuments historiques.

Economy

The image of the church is dominated by vineyards and orchards. An important source of income of the inhabitants is the Mondragonnais called viticulture. There are a cooperative of grape growers on site.

The municipal area controlled designation of origin (AOC ) for olive oil ( Huile d' olive de Provence), wines from the vineyards of Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages and protected geographical indications ( PGI ) for poultry ( Volailles de la Drôme ), honey (conditions apply Miel de Provence) and red, white and rosé wine called Méditerranée and Vaucluse.