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| Venasque | |
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| View from the plain | |
| Information | |
| Country |  France |
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| Region | Vaucluse |
| Watercourse | Nesque |
| Altitude | Between 137 and639 m |
| Area | 35,01 km² |
| Population | 1 174 hab. (2013) |
| Density | 33,53 inhab./km² |
| Nice | Venasquais |
| Postal code | 84210 |
| Telephone prefix | 33 4 90 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Location | |
 43 ° 59 ′ 10 ″ N 5 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
| Touristic site | |
Venasque is a municipality of Vaucluse, ranked among the most beautiful villages in France.
Understand
Terroir de la Cerise plaque, Mont du Vaucluse
The village of Venasque is perched on the northern slopes of Vaucluse mountains, with a view of the Comtat venaissin, and the Mont Ventoux. The north of the town is made up of cultivable land in the valley. The south, more in relief, extends over the mountains of Vaucluse. The main crops in the town are vines (table grapes: Muscat du Ventoux and wine production) and cherries.
Tourist information office
- 1 Visitor Center Great Street,
33 4 90 66 11 66, fax : 33 4 90 66 11 66
To go
Venasque is accessible by the departmental road D4, since Carpentras, to the north-west, or Walls, in the Vaucluse mountains; to the south, via the Col de Murs. The closest SNCF station is that of Carpentras, served by TER, connected to a bus station.
- 1 Line N of Trans'Cove
see online timetable (web link), 7 buses per day in each direction. 
2 €. – The Trans'Cove N line runs between Carpentras and La Roque-sur-Pernes, via Saint-Didier, Venasque and Beaucet
see online timetable (web link), 7 buses per day in each direction
Circulate
To see
- 1 The Baptistery of Venasque , 33 4 90 666201, e-mail : [email protected] Mon.- Sun. : 9 h 15 - 13 h and14 h - 17 h. adult : 3 €, child <12 years old: free. – Merovingian period (VIe century), it was reworked several times in the Romanesque period. It was used to celebrate baptism by immersion of catechumens adults. This baptism could only be celebrated by the bishop and only took place twice a year. This practice involving a large number of simultaneous baptized explains the presence of a large building.
- Bories and dry stone walls: the town has more than 200 bories on its territory.
Do
- 1 Cherry Festival of the Monts de Vaucluse (Vensaque Cherry Festival) 2nd Sunday in June. – The cultivation of cherries is one of the agricultural jewels of the town, along with grapes and wine. Each year, the local cherry brotherhood has hosted the cherry festival since 1978.
