Villelaure

Laure Ville is a commune with 3231 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Vaucluse and the Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur.

Geography

Laure Ville is located in the south of the department of Vaucluse. Nearest large city is the east to the municipal area adjacent Pertuis. Other surrounding communities are Cadenet, Vaugines and Ansouis in the Vaucluse, and Le Puy -Sainte- Réparade and Saint- Esteve - Janson in the department of Bouches -du -Rhône.

In the north of the parish, the mountains of the Luberon rises with the Luberon Regional Nature Park, to which the municipality belongs. The Durance forms the southern boundary of the municipality and the border of the Bouches -du -Rhône.

Traffic

To the south of the community center, the D973 runs on an east-west axis.

Parallel to the D973 runs the railway line Cheval Blanc Pertuis, but this is no longer open for passenger traffic since 1971.

Demographics

Attractions

• Parish Church of Saint -Marc (17th century)
• Château de Forbin (private) east of the village center, restored in 2010.
• Called Vieux Château, east of the village, including Château de la reine Laure ( " Castle of the Queen Laure " ): fortified building dating from the 10th century, the late 16th century unfinished enlargement Provencal Renaissance style, has similarities with the castle of La Tour -d'Aigues.
• Château Verdet Kléber, late 18th century.
• Château de Callier ( 13th to 18th century)
• Parish Church of Saint- Marc, instead of the first church built in the 9th century, possibly reconstructed in the middle ages, then destroyed in the 16th century. Present church was built in 1620. Due to population growth in the 18th century, the construction of a new nave 1772-1775 was required. 1819 a square bell tower was built. For new restoration work in 1918, the ceiling of the nave was replaced by a slight arch.
• The Fabrique is a former sugar factory was built in 1832-1835 by Joseph II Marquis de Palamede de Forbin. The factory covers an area of ​​141 times 155 meters. The operation was discontinued after ten years, since the soil had been exhausted and the last sugar harvest was destroyed by aphids.
• Gallo - Roman villa at La Tuilière.
• Old Mill.
• Several fountains from the 19th century
• Fortified houses from the 13th and 18th centuries ( Callier hamlet in the north)