The canton of Malaucène is a former French administrative division in the department of Vaucluse and region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had 4,980 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 7 communes, which joined the canton of Vaison-la-Romaine in 2015.
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The Château de Beaumont le Vieux is a ruined castle in the commune of Beaumont-du-Ventoux in the Vaucluse département of France.
The castle was built towards the end of the 10th century under the reign of the Counts of Toulouse. It was probably destroyed during the Wars of Religion in the 16th century. All that remains is a ruined tower.
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Beaumont-du-Ventoux is a rural commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 308.
The commune wine co-operative "cave" draws on local vineyards. The overall area is at the foothill of the famous Mont Ventoux, a renowned cycle stage of the Tour de France.
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Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At 1,910 m, it is the highest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Beast of Provence", the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald Mountain". It has gained fame through its inclusion in the Tour de France cycling race; in 2009 it was the scene of the first penultimate-day mountain top finish in the Tour de France.
Mont Ventoux, although geologically part of the Alps, is often considered to be separate from them, due to the lack of mountains of a similar height nearby. It stands alone to the north of the Luberon range, separated by the Monts de Vaucluse, and just to the east of the Dentelles de Montmirail, its foothills. The top of the mountain is bare limestone without vegetation or trees, which makes the mountain's barren peak appear from a distance to be snow-capped all year round. Its isolated position overlooking the valley of the Rhône ensures that it dominates the entire region and can be seen from a long distance away on a clear day.
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The Vaucluse Mountains are a mountain range of the French Prealps located in the departement of Vaucluse, between the Luberon Massif and Mont Ventoux.
The highest peak is Signal de Saint-Pierre, which reaches the height of 1,256 metres.
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Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux is a rural commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 25. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, which is also the regional border with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.