Cabrières d'Aig ( French Cabrières-d'Aigues ) - a commune in the French department of Vaucluse of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . Belongs to the canton of Pertuis .
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| Cabriere d'Aig | |||
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| fr. Cabrières-d'Aigues | |||
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| A country |  France | ||
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | ||
| The Department | Vaucluse | ||
| Canton | Pertuis | ||
| The mayor | Claude Favet | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 18.96 km² | ||
| Center height | 375 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 841 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Density | 44.4 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Postcode | 84240 | ||
| INSEE Code | 84024 | ||
| cabrieresdaigues.com | |||
Geographical position
Murr Negro .
Wine transportation through Durance . Bas-relief of the Gallo-Roman period. Calve Museum in Avignon .
Cabriere d'Eg is located 60 km east of Avignon . Neighboring communes: Peypin d'Aig in the east, La Motte d'Aig and Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque in the southeast, Sann in the south, Cucuron and Vozhin in the west.
The municipality is located on the southern slope of the Luberon . Between Cabriere d'Eg and Kyukyuron is located the peak of Murr Negro (height 1125 m).
Demographics
The population of the commune for 2010 was 841 people.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | 415 | 400 | 429 | 532 | 650 | 841 |
Attractions
- A bas-relief of the Gallo-Roman period, which depicted the transportation of wine through Durance, was found by a farmer in the early 19th century. Now at the Calve Museum in Avignon
- The remains of the chapel of Saint-Jean.
- Bond Pond , 30 hectares, created in the XV century as a reservoir for the castle of La Tour d'Aig, is now used for irrigation. The largest reservoir of the Luberon and the Vaucluse department.