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.

Pertuis has registered significant population growth since the 1960s, with a threefold increase during this period.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,700 —     1800 4,000 +1.12% 1806 4,440 +1.75% 1821 4,616 +0.26% 1831 4,520 −0.21% 1836 4,470 −0.22% 1841 4,380 −0.41% 1846 4,487 +0.48% 1851 4,766 +1.21% 1856 4,959 +0.80% 1861 4,859 −0.41% 1866 4,839 −0.08% 1872 5,494 +2.14% 1876 5,649 +0.70% 1881 5,612 −0.13% 1886 5,484 −0.46% 1891 4,927 −2.12% 1896 4,910 −0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,838 −0.30% 1906 4,956 +0.48% 1911 4,973 +0.07% 1921 4,772 −0.41% 1926 5,030 +1.06% 1931 5,401 +1.43% 1936 5,229 −0.65% 1946 5,556 +0.61% 1954 5,621 +0.15% 1962 6,774 +2.36% 1968 8,355 +3.56% 1975 10,117 +2.77% 1982 12,430 +2.99% 1990 15,791 +3.04% 1999 17,833 +1.36% 2007 18,680 +0.58% 2012 19,141 +0.49% 2017 20,380 +1.26%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Pertuis is twinned with:

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

• Henry de Saint Didier (16th century), fencer and author of the first French book on fencing (1573)
• Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715–1789), economist
• Michèle Torr (1947-), singer
• Cyril Rool (1975-), footballer
• Malick Bowens (1941-2017), actor

• 
  Église Saint-Nicolas

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

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