Taillades

Taillades
The old quarry, which is now an open-air theatre
The old quarry, which is now an open-air theatre
Coat of arms of Taillades
Location of Taillades
Taillades is located in France
Taillades
Taillades
Taillades is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Taillades
Taillades
Coordinates: 43°50′13″N 5°05′29″E / 43.8369°N 5.0914°E / 43.8369; 5.0914
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementApt
CantonCheval-Blanc
IntercommunalityCA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicole Girard[1]
Area
1
6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,040
 • Density297/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84131 /84300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Taillades (French pronunciation: [tajad]; Occitan: Lei Talhadas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

It is 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Cavaillon, and 25 km (16 mi) south east of Avignon. Situated in the Luberon, the village covers 675 hectares of which 320 are forest.[3]

The village was awarded the 'two flowers' standard in the national competition for floral villages.

History

The village developed as a community of stone workers employed at the quarries nearby. The entrance to the old village is marked by a medieval tower, a vestige of the original castle. The castle was rebuilt in the seventeenth century. In 1859, the village mill, Moulin Saint-Pierre, was built. Today it is used as a party hall and meeting room for the village.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 695—    
1975 1,211+8.26%
1982 1,501+3.11%
1990 1,642+1.13%
1999 1,792+0.98%
2007 1,902+0.75%
2012 1,968+0.68%
2017 1,909−0.61%
2023 2,040+1.11%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Patrimoine, lestaillades.fr.
  4. ^ "Le Moulin Saint-Pierre". lestaillades.fr.
  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE