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Ansouis

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Country
  
France

Canton
  
Pertuis

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 6:56 AM

Arrondissement
  
Apt

Department
  
Vaucluse

Intercommunality
  
Luberon-Durance

Area
  
17.63 km²

Population
  
1,100 (2007)

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Region
  
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 95% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Château d'Ansouis, Musée Extraordinaire, Musée des Arts et des Métiers d

Ansouis (Ansoís in Occitan) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Map of Ansouis, France

Geography

Ansouis is located between the Luberon massif and the Durance river.

History

A fortress was first built in the city in the 10th century, and has since been modified three times: once in the 13th century and again in the 15th and 19th centuries.

Demographics

The population, after peaking at 1,029 people in 1841, declined to only 463 people in 1931. It has since rebounded to 1,105 in 2006.

References

Ansouis Wikipedia