| Apt | ||
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| State | France | |
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| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Territory | Vaucluse | |
| Surface | 44.6 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 11.729 (2009) | |
| POSTAL CODE | 84400 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Apt is a city of France.
To know
Geographical notes
It is located in the flat area in the center of the Vaucluse Prealps, bordered to the south by the Luberon massif. It is crossed by the Calavon river and the rivers Dôa, Riaille, Marguerite, Rimayon flow into its territory
Background
It was the ancient Roman colony of Apta, founded by Gaius Julius Caesar and then colonized again by Hadrian in Narbonne Gaul. The Via Domitia passed through it.
In 1851 it was the commune leader of the brief republican revolt carried out by some communes of Vaucluse against the coup d'état of Napoleon III, quickly suffocated by the decisive but bloodless intervention of General Vinoy.
How to orient yourself
Apt: full screen map.How to get
By car
Apt can be reached from Liguria through the Provençale, from Piedmont through the SS20 (Colle di Tenda).
Apt can be reached from the port of Marseille
By bus
The bus lines passing through Apt are:
- Line 9.1 - Apt - Pertuis - Aix-en-Provence
- Line 15.1 - Avignon - Apt
- Line 16.1 - Apt - Sault
- Line 16.2 - Apt - Simiane-la-Rotonde
How to get around
What see
- Cathedral of Sant'Anna. 11th century church
