- Pertuis
French commune
nomcommune=Pertuis
Pertuis
région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
département=Vaucluse
arrondissement=Apt
canton=Pertuis
insee=84089
cp=84120
maire=André Borel
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération du Pays d'Aix
longitude=5.50361
latitude=43.695
alt moy=246 m
alt mini=171 m
alt maxi=472 m
hectares=6,623
km²=66.23
sans=17,833
date-sans=1999
dens=269
date-dens=1999Pertuis is a commune of the
Vaucluse "département", inOccitania , southernFrance .Located south of Luberon, this town of 20 000 people is also near Aix en Provence, a famous town. Pertuis has existed since at least
981 , while a castle was first built in the12th century . It has registered significant population growth in the last 50 years, with a three fold increase during this period.Twinned Towns
*
Alton, Hampshire ,England
*Herborn ,Hesse ,Germany
* Este,Veneto ,Italy
*Utiel ,Spain Notable People
*
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715 -1789 , French economist
* Erwann Le Péchoux (1982 -), French fencer
*Mehdi Sennaoui (1985 -), professional footballer
*Cyril Rool (1975 -), professional footballerExternal links
* [http://www.ville-pertuis.fr/ Official website]
* [http://www.pertuis.com/ The portal website]
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