Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque
Saint -Martin -de- la- Brasque is a commune with 785 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Vaucluse department in the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.
Geography
Saint -Martin -de- la- Brasque located in the southeast of the département of Vaucluse around nine kilometers north of the town of Pertuis. Neighboring communities are La Motte- d'Aigues in the West, La Tour- d'Aigues in the south, the east and Gram Bois Peypin- d'Aigues in the north.
North of the village, the mountains of the Grand Luberon rises with the Luberon Regional Park, to which the municipality belongs. The municipal area is west and east of the streams Ourgouse and Ravin des Grandes Combes limited, which open together at La Tour- d'Aigues in Eze.
History
The place name derives from a now-vanished first church was mentioned in 1092 for the first time under the name Et ecclesiam Sancti Martini de labrasca.
The original settlement site was located on the Oak Hill Le Castelas and was abandoned in the 15th century. Archaeologists managed to recover the remains of a medieval Motte built on a rock and a burnt down in the 16th century castle. The reconstruction of the village was close to flat terrain. As in the neighboring village of La Motte- d'Aigues several families were settled from the surrounding villages by a decree of 1506, each was assigned a plot of land of the same size. The village was this one, which is quite unique for the region, rectangular floor plan that has been preserved to the present day.
Demographics
Attractions
- Prehistoric and ancient ruins
- Merovingian graves
- Ruins of medieval castle
- Wall fountain with gargoyle
- Age Lavoir
- In Langesse: pigeon towers and oil mill, fountains and pools from 1843 ( monument historique since 1992)
- Parish Church of Saint -Martin -et -Saint -Blaise from the 18th century
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is emblazoned as follows:
Split into azure and silver, with Saint Martin sitting on the horse and his coat -tapping, to give a half a poor sitting between the legs of the horse and his right hand reaches out, front and background color are reversed on both crest halves.