Uchaux
Uchau (Occitan)
Commune
Uchaux Town Hall
Uchaux Town Hall
Coat of arms of Uchaux
Coat of arms
Location of Uchaux
Uchaux is located in France
Uchaux
Uchaux
Uchaux is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Uchaux
Uchaux
Coordinates: 44°12′38″N 4°48′06″E / 44.2106°N 4.8017°E / 44.2106; 4.8017
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonBollène
IntercommunalityCC Aygues Ouvèze en Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Lanthelme[1]
Area
1
18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,688
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
DemonymUchaliens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84135 /84100
Elevation46–285 m (151–935 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
Websitewww.uchaux.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Uchaux (French pronunciation: [yʃo]; Occitan: Uchau) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude. In 2020, it had a population of 1,674.

Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.[3]

Geography

Uchaux is 9 km (5.5 mi) southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km (4.9 mi) north of the city of Orange.

On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was tranferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 382—    
1975 460+2.69%
1982 630+4.60%
1990 1,322+9.71%
1999 1,465+1.15%
2007 1,360−0.93%
2012 1,429+0.99%
2017 1,649+2.91%
Source: INSEE[5]

Sights

Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000.[6] To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ (in French) "À vélo, à travers les vignes et forêts du massif d'Uchaux", www.laprovence.com, 22 March 2019.
  4. ↑ (in French) Commune d'Uchaux (84135), INSEE.
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
  6. ↑ (in French) "Le repaire : le Château de Massillan, une histoire durable", www.lesechos.fr, 5 June 2021.
  7. ↑ (in French) Patrimoine, Uchaux.
  8. ↑ (in French) Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel, www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
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