Mérindol
Sign in to saveMérindol (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mérindol
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Mérindol
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Merindol 2 by JM Rosier.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Town hall and church
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Mérindol (Vaucluse).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Apt
- French commune.canton
- Cheval-Blanc
- French commune.INSEE
- 84074
- French commune.postal code
- 84360
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Batoux
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Mérindol
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Apt
- Population
- +2283
- Area
- +26.59
- Elevation
- +222
- Body of water
- Durance
- Shares border with
- Puget
- Official website
- www.merindol.fr
- Image
- Merindol.JPG
Article
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Points of interest
- See also
- References
Mérindol (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
The village, located south of the Luberon massif, has some prominence in the plain of the Durance river which demarcates the Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône departments. This plain has allowed the municipality to develop an agriculture which remains relatively important for its economy. Its history, like that of several other villages in the Luberon, was marked by the French Wars of Religion. thumb|left|upright=1.5|Mérindol plaque "In memory of the Waldensians who died for their faith" − commemorating victims of the 16th century Massacre of Mérindol.