La Roque-sur-Pernes

La Roque-sur-Pernes (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔk syʁ pɛʁn], literally La Roque on Pernes; Occitan: La Ròca de Pèrnas) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. In 2020, it had a population of 417.

La Roque-sur-Pernes La Ròca de Pèrnas (Occitan)
Commune
A view of La Roque-sur-Pernes
Coat of arms
Location of La Roque-sur-Pernes
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Coordinates: 43°58′47″N 5°06′33″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Pernes-les-Fontaines
Intercommunality	CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Philippe Delebecque[1]
Area 1	11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	431
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84101 /84210
Elevation	142–502 m (466–1,647 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

After the Second World War hundreds of Banat French people from Banat, a region between Romania, Serbia and Hungary, settled in the village.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department