Uchaux

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

Uchaux Uchau (Occitan)
Commune
Uchaux Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Uchaux
(2020–2026)		Christine Lanthelme^[1]
Area ¹	18.48 km² (7.14 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,688
• Density	91/km² (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Uchaliens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84135 /84100
Elevation	46–285 m (151–935 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
Website	www.uchaux.fr
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Uchaux (French pronunciation: [yʃo]; Occitan: Uchau) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude. In 2020, it had a population of 1,674.

Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.^[3]

Geography

Uchaux is 9 km (5.5 mi) southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km (4.9 mi) north of the city of Orange.

On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	382	—
1975	460	+2.69%
1982	630	+4.60%
1990	1,322	+9.71%
1999	1,465	+1.15%
2007	1,360	−0.93%
2012	1,429	+0.99%
2017	1,649	+2.91%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Sights

Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000.^[6] To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ (in French) "À vélo, à travers les vignes et forêts du massif d'Uchaux", www.laprovence.com, 22 March 2019.
^ (in French) Commune d'Uchaux (84135), INSEE.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
^ (in French) "Le repaire : le Château de Massillan, une histoire durable", www.lesechos.fr, 5 June 2021.
^ (in French) Patrimoine, Uchaux.
^ (in French) Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel, www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.