La Roque-sur-Pernes (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk syʁ pɛʁn], literally La Roque on Pernes; Occitan: La Ròca de Pèrnas) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 437.[3]
La Roque-sur-Pernes
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| Coordinates: 43°58′47″N 5°06′33″E / 43.9797°N 5.1092°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Pernes-les-Fontaines |
| Intercommunality | CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Philippe Delebecque[1] |
Area 1 | 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 437 |
| • Density | 39.6/km2 (103/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84101 /84210 |
| Elevation | 142–502 m (466–1,647 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editAfter the Second World War hundreds of Banat French people from Banat, a region between Romania, Serbia and Hungary, settled in the village.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023: 84 Vaucluse" (PDF). INSEE. December 2025.
- ↑ The Colonisation of the Banat Following its Occupation - Donauschwaben Villages Helping Hands
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