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  (2021)	20,012
• Density	300/km2 (780/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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,700 —     1800 4,000 +1.12% 1806 4,440 +1.75% 1821 4,616 +0.26% 1831 4,520 −0.21% 1836 4,470 −0.22% 1841 4,380 −0.41% 1846 4,487 +0.48% 1851 4,766 +1.21% 1856 4,959 +0.80% 1861 4,859 −0.41% 1866 4,839 −0.08% 1872 5,494 +2.14% 1876 5,649 +0.70% 1881 5,612 −0.13% 1886 5,484 −0.46% 1891 4,927 −2.12% 1896 4,910 −0.07%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,838 −0.30% 1906 4,956 +0.48% 1911 4,973 +0.07% 1921 4,772 −0.41% 1926 5,030 +1.06% 1931 5,401 +1.43% 1936 5,229 −0.65% 1946 5,556 +0.61% 1954 5,621 +0.15% 1962 6,774 +2.36% 1968 8,355 +3.56% 1975 10,117 +2.77% 1982 12,430 +2.99% 1990 15,791 +3.04% 1999 17,833 +1.36% 2007 18,680 +0.58% 2012 19,141 +0.49% 2017 20,380 +1.26%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

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

External links

• Official website
• The portal website