Ansouis

French commune
nomcommune=Ansouis
Coat of arms of Ansouis
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Vaucluse
arrondissement=Apt
canton=Pertuis
insee=84099
cp=84240
maire=Géraud de Sabran-Pontevès
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Luberon-Durance
longitude=5.4638
latitude=43.7383
alt mini=203
alt maxi=390
hectares=1763
km²=17.63
sans=1033
date-sans=1999
dens=58
date-dens=1999

Ansouis is a commune in the Vaucluse department in southeastern France.

Geography

Ansouis is located between the Luberon massif and the Durance river.

History

A fortress was first built in the city in the 10th century, and has since been modified tree times: once in the 13th century and again in the 15th and 19th centuries.

Demographics

The population after peaking in the mid 19th century at 1,029 people in 1841 declined to only 463 people in 1931. It has since rebounded to 1,033 in 1999.