Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols (Provençal: Sant Pèire de Vassòus) is a commune in the Vaucluse département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Its inhabitants are known as vassoliens (male) and vassoliennes (female). It is the birthplace of Blaise Francois Pagan (1603-1665), a French soldier and military engineer.
Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
- Name
- Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
In this article
Overview
Overview
His work, Les Fortifications, was the dominant text of its era on military fortifications and a significant influence on Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The village is located near Mont Ventoux, often used as a stage on the Tour de France. It is one of the toughest climbs in professional cycling, and British cyclist Tom Simpson died here in 1967. Other tourist attractions include a caravan site.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Carpentras • Canton — Pernes-les-Fontaines • Insee — 84115 • Postal Code — 84330 • Mayor — Sandrine Raymond • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin • Elevation M — 212 • Elevation Min M — 180 • Elevation Max M — 362 • Area Km2 — 4.93 • Illustration — Mont Ventoux, view from Avignon 30 miles away
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols, revision 1241658786 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.Le Page, Jean-Denis. Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV: An Illustrated History of Fortifications and Strategies. McFarland. 71–72. Oct 20, 2009.
- 3.Séjour d'exception au pied du mont ventoux. Roulotte Provence.
Makers, houses and production
Knowledge graph
Makers, houses and production
The people, houses and objects recorded in connection with this place.
Born at
1- Blaise François PaganDesigner
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 26 September 2026.
Elsewhere in General
22,760 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Saint-PierrePlace
- Saint-Pierre-de-BailleulPlace
- Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'OrléansPlace
- Saint-Pierre-de-l'IslePlace
- Saint-Pierre-sur-DivesPlace
- Saint-Pol-de-LéonPlace
- Saint-PontPlace
- Saint-Quay-PortrieuxPlace
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.