Pertuis

Pertuis
Commune
The church and the tourist office in the town of Pertuis
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pertuis
Pertuis Pertuis
Coordinates: 43°41′42″N 5°30′13″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Pertuis
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Pellenc
Area 1	66.23 km2 (25.57 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)	20,498
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84089 /84120
Elevation	171–472 m (561–1,549 ft) (avg. 246 m or 807 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

• 
  Église Saint-Nicolas

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department