Uchaux

This article is about the commune in Vaucluse. For the commune in Gard also named Uchau in Occitan, see Uchaud.

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Uchaux

Uchau (Occitan)

Commune

Uchaux Town Hall

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Coordinates: 44°12′38″N 4°48′06″E﻿ / ﻿44.2106°N 4.8017°E﻿ / 44.2106; 4.8017
Country| France
Region| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department| Vaucluse
Arrondissement| Carpentras
Canton| Bollène
Intercommunality| CC Aygues Ouvèze en Provence
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Christine Lanthelme[1]

Area

| 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 1,702
• Density| 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym| Uchaliens
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

84135 /84100

Elevation| 46–285 m (151–935 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
Website| www.uchaux.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Uchaux (French pronunciation: [yʃo]; Occitan: Uchau) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.[3] It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude. In 2020, it had a population of 1,674.

Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.[4]

## Geography

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Uchaux is 9 km (5.5 mi) southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km (4.9 mi) north of the city of Orange.

On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[5]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1968 | 382| —
1975 | 460| +2.69%
1982 | 630| +4.60%
1990 | 1,322| +9.71%
1999 | 1,465| +1.15%
2007 | 1,360| −0.93%
2012 | 1,429| +0.99%
2017 | 1,649| +2.91%
Source: INSEE[6]

## Sights

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Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000.[7] To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.[8][9]

## See also

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* Communes of the Vaucluse department

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ (in French) Commune d'Uchaux (84135), INSEE.
4. ^ (in French) "À vélo, à travers les vignes et forêts du massif d'Uchaux", www.laprovence.com, 22 March 2019.
5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2017.
6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
7. ^ (in French) "Le repaire : le Château de Massillan, une histoire durable", www.lesechos.fr, 5 June 2021.
8. ^ (in French) Patrimoine, Uchaux.
9. ^ (in French) Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel, www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.

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Communes of the Vaucluse department

* Althen-des-Paluds
* Ansouis
* Aptsubpr
* Aubignan
* Aurel
* Auribeau
* Avignonpref
* Le Barroux
* La Bastide-des-Jourdans
* La Bastidonne
* Le Beaucet
* Beaumes-de-Venise
* Beaumettes
* Beaumont-de-Pertuis
* Beaumont-du-Ventoux
* Bédarrides
* Bédoin
* Blauvac
* Bollène
* Bonnieux
* Brantes
* Buisson
* Buoux
* Cabrières-d'Aigues
* Cabrières-d'Avignon
* Cadenet
* Caderousse
* Cairanne
* Camaret-sur-Aigues
* Caromb
* Carpentrassubpr
* Caseneuve
* Castellet-en-Luberon
* Caumont-sur-Durance
* Cavaillon
* Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
* Châteauneuf-du-Pape
* Cheval-Blanc
* Courthézon
* Crestet
* Crillon-le-Brave
* Cucuron
* Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
* Entrechaux
* Faucon
* Flassan
* Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
* Gargas
* Gignac
* Gigondas
* Gordes
* Goult
* Grambois
* Grillon
* L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
* Jonquerettes
* Jonquières
* Joucas
* Lacoste
* Lafare
* Lagarde-d'Apt
* Lagarde-Paréol
* Lagnes
* Lamotte-du-Rhône
* Lapalud
* Lauris
* Lioux
* Loriol-du-Comtat
* Lourmarin
* Malaucène
* Malemort-du-Comtat
* Maubec
* Mazan
* Ménerbes
* Mérindol
* Méthamis
* Mirabeau
* Modène
* Mondragon
* Monieux
* Monteux
* Morières-lès-Avignon
* Mormoiron
* Mornas
* La Motte-d'Aigues
* Murs
* Oppède
* Orange
* Pernes-les-Fontaines
* Pertuis
* Peypin-d'Aigues
* Piolenc
* Le Pontet
* Puget
* Puyméras
* Puyvert
* Rasteau
* Richerenches
* Roaix
* Robion
* La Roque-Alric
* La Roque-sur-Pernes
* Roussillon
* Rustrel
* Sablet
* Saignon
* Saint-Christol
* Saint-Didier
* Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
* Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron
* Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
* Saint-Marcellin-lès-Vaison
* Saint-Martin-de-Castillon
* Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque
* Saint-Pantaléon
* Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
* Saint-Romain-en-Viennois
* Saint-Roman-de-Malegarde
* Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
* Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
* Saint-Trinit
* Sannes
* Sarrians
* Sault
* Saumane-de-Vaucluse
* Savoillan
* Séguret
* Sérignan-du-Comtat
* Sivergues
* Sorgues
* Suzette
* Taillades
* Le Thor
* La Tour-d'Aigues
* Travaillan
* Uchaux
* Vacqueyras
* Vaison-la-Romaine
* Valréas
* Vaugines
* Vedène
* Velleron
* Venasque
* Viens
* Villars
* Villedieu
* Villelaure
* Villes-sur-Auzon
* Violès
* Visan
* Vitrolles-en-Luberon

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* subpr: subprefecture

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