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Pertuis

Pertuis (French pronunciation: [pɛʁtɥi] ⓘ; Occitan: Pertús) is a commune in Vaucluse, a department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, south of the Luberon. Pertuis has existed since at least 981, and a castle was first built in the 12th century.[citation needed]

Population

The population has tripped since the 1960s.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

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

Pertuis is twinned with:

Notable people from Pertuis

  • Église Saint-Nicolas
    Église Saint-Nicolas

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pertuis, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Alton Town Twinning Association". Hampshire County Council. May 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-07-25.