Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde

French commune
nomcommune=Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde
Coat of arms of Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Vaucluse
arrondissement=Carpentras
canton=Vaison-la-Romaine
insee=84117
cp=84290
maire=
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=4.96388888889
latitude=44.2711111111
alt moy=200 m
alt mini=125 m
alt maxi=366 m
hectares=821
km²=8.21
sans=255
date-sans=1999
dens=31
date-dens=1999

Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde is a commune of the Vaucluse "département" in southern France.

Geography

On the edge of the Vaucluse, looking onto the border with the Drôme and dozing between Bollène and Vaison-la-Romaine, Saint-Romain-de-Malegarde is a former outpost of the order of the Knights Templar, built on the left bank of the Aygues on the northern border of the Comtat Venaissin.

Features

The top of the old village is built on a hill, where the streets are steep and narrow. The bottom of the village has absorbed new buildings such as the school and the "mairie" (town hall). Its parish church in the centre of the village dates back to the 13th century. Its façade is decorated with an 18th century sundial and a Maltese cross. There is also the remains of an ancient 12th century château. All that remains is three towers. The middle one is a troglodyte part of the former fortress.

Economy

Only a few hundred people live in the village all year round. Most of the inhabitants are wine-growers and cultivate "appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC) Côtes du Rhône vineyards.