Pertuis

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Pertuis (French pronunciation: [pɛʁtɥi] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Pertús) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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.

Population

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

International relations

Pertuis is twinned with:

• Alton, Hampshire, England^[5]
• Herborn, Hesse, Germany
• Este, Veneto, Italy
• Utiel, Spain

Notable people from Pertuis

• 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

Gallery

• 
  Église Saint-Nicolas

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pertuis, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. "Alton Town Twinning Association". Hampshire County Council. May 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-07-25.

External links

• Official website
• The portal website