Monieux

Monieux
Monieux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Sault
Intercommunality	Pays de Sault
Mayor	Alain Gabert (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	439–1,022 m (1,440–3,353 ft) (avg. 700 m/2,300 ft)
Land area1	47.12 km2 (18.19 sq mi)
Population2	331  (2006)
- Density	7 /km2 (18 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	84079/ 84390
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: 44°04′05″N 5°21′35″E / 44.0680555556°N 5.35972222222°E / 44.0680555556; 5.35972222222

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

Geography

The commune of Monieux is located on the plateau of the Mounts of Vaucluse, near to the commune of Sault. It shelters on its territory part of the classified as sites “Reserve of Biosphere” of the Ventoux Mount.

Hydrology

La Nesque flows through Monieux.

Climate

The commune is located in the zone of influence of the Mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and dry, related to the increase in altitude of the subtropical anticyclones, intersected with stormy episodes sometimes violent one. The winters are soft. Precipitations are not very frequent and rare snow. It there 275 days of sun per year.

Demography

Historical population of Monieux
(Source : INSEE^[1])

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
139	151	122	171	158	250	323

Agriculture

It primarily confines in an activity of medium mountains of the type of Provence with a production of lavender, of lavandin, of old variety of wheat and of the derivative products. Sheep breeding and the production of honey holds also an important place.

City sites and monuments

• Vestiges of an old castel / medievale tower dated on 12th century
• Saint-Pierre Church, romane style, 12th century
• Saint Michel chapel(1643)
• Saint-Roch Chapel (1632).
• Saint-André chapel
• Distillings of lavender factories
• Gorges of Nesque

• 

  Saint Pierre Church

• 

  Saint Roch Chapel

• 

  Notre Dame des Abeilles

• 

  village of Monieux

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ (French) Monieux sur le site de l'Insee