Villedieu (French pronunciation: [vildjø]; Occitan: Viladieu) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Villedieu | |
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 The square in front of the town hall, in Villedieu | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Villedieu  | |
  Villedieu  Villedieu | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′04″N 5°02′08″E / 44.2844°N 5.0356°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Vaison-la-Romaine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Bouffies[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 461 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84146 /84110 |
| Elevation | 176–443 m (577–1,453 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A local legend says that the penitents asked to Alice Colonieu to make a statue of the Virgin and to install on the back of a house in Villedieu. This set of Renaissance style, decorated with a king scallop is called the " Virgin of the Smile" and is still visible in Villedieu.[3]
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- ^ "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.
- ^ Gazette de Villedieu n°10 du 1er mai et n°12 du 4 juillet 2002
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