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Oppède
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurvillage
Oppède
Total population
1,284
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Oppède is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Oppidum is the Latin word for 'fortified town'.
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History
It is in fact two villages: Oppède-le-Vieux ("the old" in French), built against the Petit Luberon and dating back to the 12th century, and Oppède-les-Poulivets ("nice view" in Provençal), today known as "le village", down in the valley. The old village, built on a rocky hill, has narrow streets. In winter, the Petit Luberon starts casting its shadow early in the afternoon. Houses beyond the medieval ramparts are dark, humid and tricky to maintain. From below the village is dominated by the restored church of Notre-Dame-Dalidon and the ruins of the castle. In the 19th century, the inhabitants had enough and started to move down in the valley, dismantling the roof of their houses to stop paying property taxes. By the beginning of the 20th century, Oppède-le-Vieux was a ghost village and a new community was officially established in the valley, with larger streets, cosier houses and farmers closer to their fields. Following the armistice of June 1940, architect Bernard Zehrfuss founded a commune of artists in the old town, a project that attracted French sculptor François Stahly and the writer and artist Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. The commune proved short-lived. It was the basis for Saint-Exupéry's fictionalized account, published in 1946, called "Kingdom of the Rocks".
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river Calavon.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Wildlife & biodiversity
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Maubec1.7 mi away · pop. 1,914
- Ménerbes2.1 mi away · pop. 979
- Petit Palais5 mi away
- Cheval-Blanc6.1 mi away · pop. 4,317
- Saumane-de-Vaucluse7 mi away · pop. 908
- Murs8.2 mi away · pop. 404
- Les Vignères8.5 mi away
- Gargas10.2 mi away · pop. 3,039
- Cabannes11 mi away · pop. 4,595
- Saint-Andiol11.2 mi away · pop. 3,380
- Mollégès11.3 mi away · pop. 2,666
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon14.2 mi away · pop. 5,119
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 84086
- Department
- 84
- Region
- 93
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,285
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • 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