Country France Arrondissement Avignon Intercommunality Coustellet Population 1,744 (2007) | Department Vaucluse Canton L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue Area 14.68 km² Local time Monday 12:48 AM | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Weather 5°C, Wind NW at 2 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Cabrières-d'Avignon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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History
The Château and the village were the scene of the massacre in 1545 of about 700 Vaudois, or Waldensians—a reformist group declared heretical by the Catholic church. Men, women, and children were tortured and killed.
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Cabrières-d'Avignon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA