Richerenches
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Commune of Richerenches |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Valréas |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Enclave des Papes |
| Mayor | André Charransol (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 115 m–174 m (avg. 150 m) |
| Land area¹ | 10.96 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
616 |
| - Density | 56/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 84097/ 84600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Richerenches is a commune of the Vaucluse département, in southern France.
[edit] Truffles
The village is famous for its truffle market as well as for its messe aux truffes in the church located in the village center. Donations are this time not given in money but in 'truffes'. After the service the traditionally dressed brotherhoods of the rabassiers (the people who search for truffles in the ground with trained dogs or pigs) take the donated truffles to a small square in front of the Hôtel de Ville, where they are auctioned. The revenues are for the maintenance of the church and parochial expenses. The village is crowded at this event, that takes place every third Sunday of January.
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