Céreste

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Céreste
Commune
The village of Céreste
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°51′24″N 5°35′16″E / 43.8567°N 5.5878°E / 43.8567; 5.5878Coordinates: 43°51′24″N 5°35′16″E / 43.8567°N 5.5878°E / 43.8567; 5.5878
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Canton	Reillanne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Baumel[1]
Area 1	32.54 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,203
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	04045 /04280
Elevation	323–971 m (1,060–3,186 ft) (avg. 370 m or 1,210 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Céreste (French pronunciation: ​[seʁɛst]; Occitan: Ceirèsta) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It is known for its rich fossil beds in fine layers of "Calcaire de Campagne Calavon" limestone, which are now protected by the Parc naturel régional du Luberon and the .

Geography[]

The river Calavon forms the commune's northern and northwestern borders.

History[]

A Gallo-Roman period settlement was established in the quarter of today's Saint-Sauveur priory, possibly as a crossing control point for the river.^[3] Surviving relics of the Roman period include a potters' oven, an ancient tomb and Sarcophagi at Saint-Sauveur.

The Priory of Carluc was founded in the eleventh century. Another priory, that of Saint-Sauveur-Au-Pont, belonged during the twelfth and thirteenth century to the Abbey of Saint Andrew at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. The fiefdom was held initially by the Forcalquiers, and later by the Brancas family.

By the start of the eighteenth century, the Estieu brothers were running a pottery oven.^[4]

During the revolution the commune had its own , a variation on the Jacobin Club theme, created in this case soon after 1792.^[5]

Population[]

See also[]

• Luberon
• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References[]

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