La Motte-d'Aigues

La Motte-d'Aigues
La Motte-d'Aigues
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Pertuis
Statistics
Elevation	295–1,060 m (968–3,480 ft) (avg. 385 m/1,263 ft)
Land area1	14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population2	1,328  (2008)
- Density	91 /km2 (240 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	84084/ 84240
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.

Coordinates: 43°46′27″N 5°31′18″E / 43.7741666667°N 5.52166666667°E / 43.7741666667; 5.52166666667

La Motte-d'Aigues is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Geography

La Motte-d'Aigues is situated in the southern part of the Parc naturel régional du Luberon between the crest of the Grand Luberon and the hills bordering the Eze river.

Etymology

Motte is a piece of detached land. Aigue describes something that terminates in a point or has been cut away.

See also

• Côtes du Luberon AOC
• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE