Mornas
Mornas is a commune with 2320 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Vaucluse department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur; it belongs to Arrondissement Avignon Canton and Bollène.
The municipality is located on a narrow terrain between the east bank of the Rhône and a steep limestone mountain on which the castle stands Mornas. She shares this terrain with the Autoroute A7, the Route nationale 7, the TGV from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea (TGV Méditerranée ) directly on the river bank and a regional railway.
Neighboring communities of Mornas on the left side of the river are Piolenc in the south, Mondragon in the north, Uchaux in the east.
Demographics
Attractions
- Mornas fortress (11th - 14th century monument historique )
- Church of Notre -Dame du Val- Romigier ( 11-12. Century monument historique )
- City gates Saint- Nicolas and Saint- Pierre
- Chapel Sainte Baudile
- Chapel of Saint Pierre
- Chapel Saint Siffrein
The place between national and regional rail route
Notre -Dame from the air
Notre -Dame du Val- Romigier
Aerial view of the fortress
Interior view of the fortress
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Avignon | Bédarrides | Bollène | Cabrières- d'Avignon | Caderousse | Camaret -sur -Aigues | Châteauneuf -de- Gadagne | Châteauneuf -du -Pape | Courthézon | Fontaine- de -Vaucluse | Grillon | Jonquerettes | Jonquières | L' Isle- sur -la -Sorgue | Lagarde Paréol | Lagnes | Lamotte -du -Rhône | Lapalud | Le Pontet | Le Thor | Mondragon | Morières- lès -Avignon | Mornas | Orange | Piolenc | Richerenches | Saint- Saturnin- lès -Avignon | Sainte- Cécile- les- Vignes | Saumane -de- Vaucluse | Sérignan- du- Comtat | Sorgue | Travaillan | Uchaux | Valréas | vedène | Violès | Visan
- Commune in the department of Vaucluse
- Place in Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur