Taillades
It is 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Cavaillon, and 40 km (25 mi) south east of Avignon.
Situated in the Luberon, the village covers 675 hectares of which 320 are mountainside. It has a population of about 1,900 inhabitants.
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 function room for the village.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Notre village". www.lestaillades.fr. Archived from the original on 2002-06-09.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
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