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.