Mormoiron Explained

Mormoiron
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Mormoiron (Vaucluse).svg
Arrondissement:Carpentras
Canton:Pernes-les-Fontaines
Insee:84082
Postal Code:84570
Mayor:Régis Silvestre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Ventoux Sud
Coordinates:44.0686°N 5.1839°W
Elevation M:281
Elevation Min M:179
Elevation Max M:450
Area Km2:25.03

Mormoiron (in French pronounced as /mɔʁmwaʁɔ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Mormeiron) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2020, it had a population of 1,869.

Geography and geology

Mormoiron is located 12 km East of Carpentras; also nearby are Mont Ventoux and Avignon. The soil is mainly composed of sand, ochre and gypsum.

Prehistory and antiquity

The commune's area was occupied prehistorically (approximately 100,000 BC), as is evidenced by the discovery of bifaces and Pottery. Evidence from the twenty-first century BC points to trade relations with Phocaea and ancient Marseille.

Roman colonization left behind altars to Mercury, coins from the Augustan and Trojan reigns, and various other artefacts.

The siege walls surrounding 16th century Porte du Brochier and the 17th century Porte de la Bonne Font are still present today.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.