Goult

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

Goult Gòud (Occitan)
Commune
Village centre
Coat of arms
Location of Goult
(2020–2026)		Didier Perello^[1]
Area ¹	23.77 km² (9.18 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,080
• Density	45/km² (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Goultois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84051 /84220
Elevation	121–335 m (397–1,099 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Goult (French pronunciation: [ɡult]; Occitan: Gòud) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 1,080. The village is perched on a hill with a solitary road to the peak. Near the end of the road is a 12th-century castle, the Château de Goult.

Geography

The commune lies within Luberon Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional du Luberon), between Cavaillon and Apt, southeast of Gordes.

The Calavon flows westward through the southern part of the commune.

Places and monuments

Goult castle
Saint Véran chapel
Windmill
Notre Dame des Lumières church

Saint Véran chapel
Old windmill
inside Notre Dame des Lumières church

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.