Carpentras

Carpentras is a city and commune in the département of Vaucluse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France.

History

Carpentras was a commercial site used by Greek merchants in ancient times, and retains an impressive Roman triumphal arch and a city gate, the Porte d'Orange. Cathedral:^*,^*]

Carpentras has been an important center of French Judaism, and is home to the oldest synagogue in France (1367), which still holds services. ^*,^*,^*]

In 1992 there was a desecration of the Jewish cemetery.

Miscellaneous

Its traditional confectionery is the berlingot, a small hard candy with thin white stripes, originally made from the syrup left over from conservation of fruits.

Births

Carpentras was the birthplace of:

Carpentras (also known as Elzéar Genet) (c.1470-1548), prominent early Renaissance composer
Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier de Terre-Neuve du Thym, (1765-1851), author and demonologist
Édouard Daladier (1884-1970) politician and Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War

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Communes of Vaucluse | Ancient Greek cities

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