Gargas, Vaucluse

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

(2023–2026) Bruno Vigne-Ulmier^[1]Area14.9 km² (5.8 sq mi)Population3,039 • Density200/km² (530/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation201–461 m (659–1,512 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gargas is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The writer Raymond Jean (1925–2012) died in Gargas.

Gargas is the site of old ochre mining operations. In 2009 the Mine d'Ocre de Bruoux was opened for tourists.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	690	—
1975	1,065	+6.40%
1982	1,870	+8.37%
1990	2,875	+5.52%
1999	2,928	+0.20%
2007	2,995	+0.28%
2012	2,843	−1.04%
2017	3,039	+1.34%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vaucluse department
• Luberon

References