Gordes

Gordes (Occitan: Gòrda in classical norm, Gordo in Mistralian norm) is a mountain village and small administrative district in the Luberon area in the Vaucluse département in Provence, France. Population: 2,100 (Gordiens). It covers an area of 48.04 km (18.55 sq mi), ranging in altitude from 115 m to 635 m above sea level. The nearest big city is Avignon, smaller are Cavaillon, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Apt. The territory of Gordes occupies some o... more

Gordes (Occitan: Gòrda in classical norm, Gordo in Mistralian norm) is a mountain village and small administrative district in the Luberon area in the Vaucluse département in Provence, France. Population: 2,100 (Gordiens). It covers an area of 48.04 km (18.55 sq mi), ranging in altitude from 115 m to 635 m above sea level. The nearest big city is Avignon, smaller are Cavaillon, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Apt. The territory of Gordes occupies some of "Les Monts de Vaucluse", a group of mountains and hills, part in the valley of the Calavon (a local river) also called the "Luberon Valley". Neighbouring villages are : Venasque and Murs to the north, Joucas and Roussillon to the east, Goult, Saint-Pantaléon, Beaumettes and Oppède to the south and Cabrières-d'Avignon and Saumane-de-Vaucluse to the west. Gordes' postal code is 84220, which is shared by Goult, Murs, Roussillon, Cabrières d'Avignon, Les Beaumettes, and Saint Pantaléon. The name "Gordes" derives from the Celtic word "Vordense".... less