Serignan-du-Comtat | |
The town hall | |
Information | |
Country | France |
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Region | Vaucluse |
Watercourse | Eygues, Béal |
Altitude | Between 53 and240 m |
Area | 19,82 km² |
Population | 2 764 hab. () |
Density | 139,46 inhab./km² |
Nice | Serignan |
Postal code | 84830 |
Telephone prefix | 33 4 90 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
Location | |
Official site | |
Serignan-du-Comtat is a municipality of Vaucluse in France.
Understand
The presence of a habitat has been proven since prehistoric times. The Phocaeans and the Greeks then settled in this territory. In the Middle Ages, Sérignan passed into the hands of the princes of Orange, then the counts of Toulouse, to end up as a stronghold of the counts of Poitiers. Thus Diane of Poitiers becomes baroness of Sérignan, at XVIe century, where she stayed for a few months. At XIXe century, the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre There is set up its center for the study of insects, the “Harmas”.
Tourist information office
- Visitor Center Joël Estève course, 33 4 90 70 13 05
To go
Circulate
To see
- 1 Werner Lichtner-Aix Workshop-Museum 2 rue Saint-Roch, 33 4 90 700140 – Provencal workshop by German artist Werner Lichtner-Aix, who died in 1987. The workshop was transformed into a museum in 1989, in the presence of his family.
- 2 Harmas by Jean-Henri Fabre (The Naturoptera) , 33 4 90 305762
- 3 St. Stephen's Church
- 4 Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Tour
- 5 Diane de Poitiers house – building of XVIe century, listed as historical monuments.
Do
To buy
- 1 Cellar Les Coteaux du Rhône (Coteaux du Rhône wine cooperative) 57 chemin Behind the Park, 33 4 90 704246 – Wine cooperative cellar offering wines from the commune in the “Côtes du Rhône” and “Massif d'Uchaux” appellations. The cellar building dates from the late 1920s.
- 2 Weekly market church Square every Wednesday morning. – Typical Provencal market.
Events
- Night-time summer market square Diane de Poitiers every Friday evening, from mid-May to mid-September. – Direct sale from producer to consumer.