Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde explained

Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde (Vaucluse).svg
Arrondissement:Carpentras
Canton:Vaison-la-Romaine
Insee:84117
Postal Code:84290
Mayor:Marie-Claire Michel[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:44.2711°N 4.9639°W
Elevation M:200
Elevation Min M:125
Elevation Max M:366
Area Km2:8.21

Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʁɔmɑ̃ də malɡaʁd/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sant Roman de Malagarda) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Geography

On the edge of the Vaucluse, looking onto the border with the Drôme and dozing between Bollène and Vaison-la-Romaine, Saint-Romain-de-Malegarde is a former outpost of the order of the Knights Templar, built on the left bank of the Aygues on the northern border of the Comtat Venaissin.

Features

The top of the old village is built on a hill, where the streets are steep and narrow. The bottom of the village has absorbed new buildings such as the school and the mairie (town hall). Its parish church in the centre of the village dates back to the 13th century. Its façade is decorated with an 18th-century sundial and a Maltese cross. There is also the remains of an ancient 12th-century château. All that remains is three towers. The middle one is a troglodyte part of the former fortress.

Economy

Only a few hundred people live in the village all year round. Most of the inhabitants are wine-growers and cultivate appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Côtes du Rhône vineyards.

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.