Villedieu, Vaucluse Explained

Villedieu
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Villedieu (Vaucluse).svg
Arrondissement:Carpentras
Canton:Vaison-la-Romaine
Insee:84146
Postal Code:84110
Mayor:Joël Bouffies[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:44.2844°N 5.0356°W
Elevation M:280
Elevation Min M:176
Elevation Max M:443
Area Km2:11.38

Villedieu (in French pronounced as /vildjø/; Occitan (post 1500);: Viladieu) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

A local legend says that the penitents asked to Alice Colonieu to make a statue of the Virgin and to install on the back of a house in Villedieu. This set of Renaissance style, decorated with a king scallop is called the " Virgin of the Smile" and is still visible in Villedieu.[2]

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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. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Gazette de Villedieu n°10 du 1er mai et n°12 du 4 juillet 2002