Villedieu, Vaucluse

Villedieu
The square in front of the town hall, in Villedieu
Location of Villedieu
Villedieu
Villedieu
Coordinates: 44°17′04″N 5°02′08″E / 44.2844°N 5.0356°E / 44.2844; 5.0356
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonVaison-la-Romaine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Bouffies[1]
Area
1
11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
480
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84146 /84110
Elevation176–443 m (577–1,453 ft)
(avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villedieu (French pronunciation: [vildjø]; Occitan: 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.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Gazette de Villedieu n°10 du 1er mai et n°12 du 4 juillet 2002