Taillades

Taillades is a commune with 1964 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Vaucluse and the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

Taillades is located 4 kilometers east of Cavaillon and is adjacent to the communities Robion, Cheval- Blanc and Cavaillon.

The community is located at the western end of the Luberon in the middle of the Regional Natural Park of Luberon. The municipality falls from the Luberon Mountains in the southeast with a maximum height of 527 meters to the valley of the Coulon River in the northwest to 78 m height. From south to north east runs through the community of Canal de Carpentras.

Traffic

In parallel with the Canal de Carpentras D31 runs through the municipality. In the extreme north is Taillades roams from the D2. The nearest train station is four kilometers west of the center of Cavaillon.

History

The first traces of human settlement date back to the Neolithic period. In the cave of Sainte- Guimelle tombs and pottery were discovered from this era. The first documentary mention in 1253 tells of a small castle, around which the town has developed. The name of the place ( Provençal Talhada, translated: " intersect ", " column " ) indicates quarry activities. 1269 awarded the Provence Count and King of Naples Charles I the castle and the surrounding estates as a fief to Imbert and William of Sabran. 1338 was the fief of Hugh of Marle, whose son George was Seneschal of Provence. George Marle defeated in 1398 in Pertuis troops of the Viscount Raymond of Turenne, who fled to southern Luberon and ravaged many lands there. As a result, the Benedictines of Saint -Jean Baptiste left the monastery of Taillades and hid in Cavaillon. 1455 sold the son of the seneschal Roland de Marle, his property to Gaucher de Forcalquier, the Bishop of Gap. In 1619 the medieval fortress was replaced by a new castle that belonged to the owner of Taillades until the Revolution. Mid-nineteenth century began the depopulation of the old town.

Demographics

Attractions

• Mill Saint- Pierre ( 1859)
• Former quarries, open-air theater
• Castle (17th century)
• Chapel Sainte -Luce ( protected monument )
• Chapel Saint- gene
• Fortress tower