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Cucuron
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurvillage
Cucuron
Total population
1,814
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Overview
Cucuron is a commune in the Vaucluse department, of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in Southeastern France.
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History
The medieval village site was occupied from the Neolithic period (at a place called Castelas). During protohistory, it was on the territory of the Gauls of Dexcivate, established along the Durance, as indicated by Conch graves. A site on the plain, to the south of the village, dates from the Gallo-Roman period: villas were established there benefiting from the fertile land, with several burial grounds and a mausoleum - the Pourrières mausoleum, dates from the 1st century BC. In the Middle Ages, a castrum (castle) was built on the hill by the Reillanne-Valence family: the present village dates from earlier than the 11th century and is quoted for the first time in 1024, under the name of castrum cucurone. The castle passed between the hands of several families of seigneurs (lords): the Sabrans in the 12th century, then the Castillon and the Oraison in co-seigneurship and finally the Bruni from La Tour-d'Aigues at the end of the 18th century. Meanwhile, a "consulate" was created; the village was consequently administered by "consuls" which controlled the local justices and lower courts. During the late Middle Ages, Cucuron hosted a Jewish community which was officially expelled in 1501. It also accommodated a Vaudois minority, after they repopulated Luberon at the end of the 15th century. In 1534, the archbishop of Aix-en-Provence executed ten of these 'heretics', which included inhabitants of Cucuron. However, at the time of the French Wars of Religion, Cucuron remained predominantly catholic, unlike the surrounding villages. In 1720-1, the village was hit hard by a plague epidemic which spread from Marseille.
Geography
Cucuron is located on the south side of the Luberon mountain range and includes most of the northern slope of the Aigues valley, sloping gently towards the south. The rural district of Cucuron is part of the Luberon Regional Park (Parc naturel régional du Luberon). The highest point of the village area is located at its northern end, 1,040 m above sea level, on the crest of the Luberon. The village itself is located on a hill dominating the area, consisting of zaffre, with the highest part of the village proper at 375 m. It is surrounded by slopes of grapevines and vegetable crops, cereals (wheat fields) or abandoned agricultural land. The extreme south of the territory is part of the alluvial plain of the Durance. Several rivers irrigate the village area, this includes the Vabre and Hermitage streams - the latter supplies the village. Plots of land "in slices" may be legacy areas (villae) of the Gallo-Roman period - two sites have been clearly identified and excavated. The times given in brackets are estimates which include part of the journey by motorway where relevant. * Pertuis: 12 km (15 minutes) * Apt: 26 km (30 minutes) * Cavaillon: 28 km (45 minutes) * Aix-en-Provence: 37 km (35 minutes) * Marseille: 65 km (55 minutes) * Avignon: 66 km (1 hour) The villages closest to Cucuron are Ansouis (5 km), Vaugines (2.2 km), Lourmarin (7.4 km) and Cadenet (8 km). Local tradition ascribes the origin of the village name to Julius Caesar, like many Provence villages. Caesar, seeing the inhabitants of the place run, was said to have stated the Latin phrase cur currunt? ("Why do they run?"). In fact Cucuron, under various spellings, is a common placename in southern France, meaning a peak, mound. Many localities are so…
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Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Ansouis2.7 mi away · pop. 1,061
- Sannes2.8 mi away · pop. 292
- La Motte-d'Aigues4.1 mi away · pop. 1,399
- Cadenet4.2 mi away · pop. 4,292
- Sivergues4.2 mi away · pop. 47
- Villelaure4.3 mi away · pop. 3,337
- Puyvert4.9 mi away · pop. 819
- Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque4.9 mi away · pop. 816
- Pertuis6.3 mi away · pop. 20,012
- Saint-Estève-Janson6.4 mi away · pop. 372
- Peypin-d'Aigues6.6 mi away · pop. 670
- Saint-Martin-de-Castillon7 mi away · pop. 703
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 84042
- Department
- 84
- Region
- 93
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,885
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr