Villelaure
History
The village takes its name from the Roman-era settlement of Villa Laura which was at the same location or nearby. Since Roman times, a nucleus of inhabitants lived near the present village. However, like all the southern Luberon, Villelaure and its region were completely ruined in the second half of the 14th century by the ravages of the Hundred Years War and the Black Death.
Villelaure is one of about forty localities, on both sides of the Luberon, in which at least 1,400 families from the alpine valleys of Piedmont and approximately 6,000 people came from the alpine dioceses of Turin and Embrun between 1460 and 1560.
In 1512, Antoinette de la Terre, assisted by her husband Jean de Forbin, established Villelaure with 19 families from the neighboring villages and Piedmont.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 1,284 | — |
1975 | 1,275 | −0.10% |
1982 | 1,471 | +2.06% |
1990 | 2,135 | +4.77% |
1999 | 2,914 | +3.52% |
2007 | 3,093 | +0.75% |
2012 | 3,246 | +0.97% |
2017 | 3,477 | +1.38% |
Source: INSEE |
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE