Taillades
Taillades | |
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The old quarry, which is now an open-air theatre | |
Location of Taillades | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′13″N 5°05′29″E / 43.8369°N 5.0914°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Cheval-Blanc |
| Intercommunality | CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicole Girard |
Area 1 | 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,998 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84131 /84300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Taillades (French pronunciation: [tajad]; Occitan: Lei Talhadas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Cavaillon, and 40 km (25 mi) south east of Avignon.
Situated in the Luberon, the village covers 675 hectares of which 320 are mountainside. It has a population of about 1,900 inhabitants.
The village was awarded the 'two flowers' standard in the national competition for floral villages.