Gargas, Vaucluse

Gargas
Gargas
Commune
	The town hall of Gargas
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 43°54′09″N 5°21′34″E / 43.9025°N 5.3594°ECoordinates: 43°54′09″N 5°21′34″E / 43.9025°N 5.3594°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Apt
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurence le Roy
Area 1	14.9 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	3,061
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84047 /84400
Elevation	201–461 m (659–1,512 ft) ; (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gargas is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The writer Raymond Jean (1925–2012) died in Gargas.

Gargas is the site of old ochre mining operations. In 2009 the Mine d'Ocre de Bruoux was opened for tourists.

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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