Gargas, Vaucluse Explained

Gargas
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Gargas (Vaucluse).svg
Arrondissement:Apt
Canton:Apt
Insee:84047
Postal Code:84400
Mayor:Bruno Vigne-Ulmier[1]
Term:2023 - 2026
Coordinates:43.9025°N 5.3594°W
Elevation M:420
Elevation Min M:201
Elevation Max M:461
Area Km2:14.9

Gargas is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The writer Raymond Jean (1925–2012) died in Gargas.

Gargas is the site of old ochre mining operations. In 2009 the Mine d'Ocre de Bruoux was opened for tourists.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. fr.