Pertuis

Pertuis (French pronunciation: [pɛʁtɥi] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Pertús) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Pertuis
Commune
The church and the tourist office in the town of Pertuis
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pertuis
Pertuis Show map of France Pertuis Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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[1]
Area 1	66.23 km2 (25.57 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	19,764
• Density	300/km2 (770/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.

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[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

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

Pertuis is twinned with:

• Alton, Hampshire, England^[5]
• 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