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Uchaux

Field	Value
name	Uchaux
native name	oc
commune status	Commune
image	Uchaux (3).JPG
caption	Uchaux Town Hall
image coat of arms	Blason ville fr Uchaux (Vaucluse).svg
arrondissement	Carpentras
canton	Bollène
INSEE	84135
postal code	84100
demonym	Uchaliens
mayor	Christine Lanthelme
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	CC Aygues Ouvèze en Provence
coordinates
elevation m	100
elevation min m	46
elevation max m	285
area km2	18.48
population
population date
population footnotes
website

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Uchaux (Vaucluse).svg

Uchaux (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude.

Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.

Geography

Uchaux is 9 km (5.5 mi) southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km (4.9 mi) north of the city of Orange.

On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.

Demographics

|1968 |382 |1975 |460 |1982 |630 |1990 |1322 |1999 |1465 |2007 |1360 |2012 |1429 |2017 |1649 |2023 |1699

Sights

Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000. To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.

References

(2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
{{in lang. fr [https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/84135-uchaux Commune d'Uchaux (84135)], INSEE.
{{in lang. fr [https://www.laprovence.com/article/balades/5422159/a-velo-a-travers-les-vignes-et-forets-du-massif-duchaux.html "À vélo, à travers les vignes et forêts du massif d'Uchaux"], www.laprovence.com, 22 March 2019.
"Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016".
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-84135#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE
{{in lang. fr [https://www.lesechos.fr/weekend/voyages/le-repaire-le-chateau-de-massillan-une-histoire-durable-1320707 "Le repaire : le Château de Massillan, une histoire durable"], www.lesechos.fr, 5 June 2021.
{{in lang. fr [https://www.uchaux.fr/patrimoine/ Patrimoine], Uchaux.
{{in lang. fr [https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00082224 Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel], www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.

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