- Source: Pertuis
Pertuis (French pronunciation: [pɛʁtɥi] ; Occitan: Pertús) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Located south of the Luberon, this town is also near Aix-en-Provence, a famous town. Pertuis has existed since at least 981, while a castle was first built in the 12th century.
Population
Pertuis has registered significant population growth since the 1960s, with a threefold increase during this period.
International relations
Pertuis is twinned with:
Alton, Hampshire, England
Herborn, Hesse, Germany
Este, Veneto, Italy
Utiel, Spain
Notable people from Pertuis
Henry de Saint Didier (16th century), fencer and author of the first French book on fencing (1573)
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715–1789), economist
Michèle Torr (1947-), singer
Cyril Rool (1975-), footballer
Malick Bowens (1941-2017), actor
Gallery
See also
Communes of the Vaucluse department
References
External links
Official website
The portal website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pertuis d'Antioche
- Komune di departemen Vaucluse
- Oléron
- Bunga tasbih
- Île de Ré
- Komune di departemen Haute-Loire
- Lahti
- Coriolanus (film)
- Komune di departemen Saône-et-Loire
- Universitas Brawijaya
- Pertuis
- Pertuis d'Antioche
- Le Pertuis
- Donzy-le-Pertuis
- Col de Pierre Pertuis
- Gironde estuary and Pertuis sea Marine Nature Park
- Oléron
- Beaumont-de-Pertuis
- Canton of Pertuis
- Gironde estuary
