Ansouis

Ansouis
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Ansouis
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Ansouis
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Pertuis
Intercommunality	Luberon-Durance
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Géraud de Sabran-Pontevès
Area1	17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,138
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	84099 / 84240
Elevation	203–390 m (666–1,280 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

See also

• Elzéar and Delphine of Sabran
• Côtes du Luberon AOC
• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE