Mérindol

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

(2020–2026) Philippe Batoux^[1]Area26.59 km² (10.27 sq mi)Population2,251 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation100–620 m (330–2,030 ft)
(avg. 168 m or 551 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mérindol (French pronunciation: [meʁɛ̃dɔl]; Occitan: Merindòu) 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.

History

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	869	—
1975	1,021	+2.33%
1982	1,221	+2.59%
1990	1,521	+2.78%
1999	1,798	+1.88%
2007	1,926	+0.86%
2012	1,987	+0.63%
2017	2,097	+1.08%
Source: INSEE[3]

Points of interest

• Arboretum du Font de l'Orme
• Massacre of Mérindol

See also

• Côtes du Luberon AOC
• Communes of the Vaucluse department
• Luberon

References