Country France Canton Mormoiron Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Sunday 2:31 AM Arrondissement Carpentras | Department Vaucluse Intercommunality Terrasses du Ventoux Area 25.03 km² Population 1,817 (2007) | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 24 km/h, 65% Humidity Points of interest Domaine des Anges (sca), Domaine du Tix, Horard Pierre Louis Fernand | ||
Mormoiron is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Map of 84570 Mormoiron, France
Geography and geology
Mormoiron is located 12 km East of Carpentras; also nearby are Mont Ventoux and Avignon. The soil is mainly composed of sand, ochre and gypsum.
Prehistory and antiquity
The commune's area was occupied prehistorically (approximately 100,000 BC), as is evidenced by the discovery of bifaces and Pottery. Evidence from the twenty-first century BC points to trade relations with Phocaea and ancient Marseille.
Roman colonization left behind altars to Mercury, coins from the Augustan and Trojan reigns, and various other artefacts.
References
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