Pertuis

Pertuis
The church and the tourist office in the town of Pertuis
Coat of arms
Pertuis
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Pertuis
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Pertuis
Intercommunality	Pays d'Aix
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Roger Pellenc
Area1	66.23 km2 (25.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	18,906
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	84089 / 84120
Elevation	171–472 m (561–1,549 ft) (avg. 246 m or 807 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pertuis is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Located south of the Luberon, this town is also near Aix-en-Provence, a famous town. Pertuis has existed since at least 981, while a castle was first built in the 12th century. It has registered significant population growth in the last 50 years, with a threefold increase during this period.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns – Sister cities

Pertuis is twinned with:

• Alton, Hampshire, England
• Herborn, Hesse, Germany
• Este, Veneto, Italy
• Utiel, Spain

Notable people from Pertuis

• Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715–1789), economist
• Michèle Torr (1947-), singer
• Cyril Rool (1975-), footballer

Gallery

• 

  Église Saint-Nicolas

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website
• The portal website