La Motte-d'Aigues
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| Commune of La Motte-d'Aigues | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 05° 31' 18" E |
| Latitude | 43° 46' 27" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Apt |
| Canton | Pertuis |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 295 m–1060 m (avg. 385 m) |
| Land area¹ | 14.63 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,010 |
| - Density (1999) | 69/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84084/ 84240 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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La Motte-d'Aigues is a village and commune in the Vaucluse département in southern France.
[edit] Geography
La Motte-d'Aigues is situated in the southern part of the Parc naturel régional du Luberon between the crest of the Grand Luberon and the hills bordering the Eze river.
[edit] Miscellaneous
It is known to be the place where Protestants with the last name of Joubert fled the Catholics through Europe to finally end up in South Africa, where the last name is now well known as a common South African family name.
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