Beaumont-de-Pertuis

Beaumont-de-Pertuis
Commune
Notre Dame de Beauvoir
Coat of arms
Location of Beaumont-de-Pertuis
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Coordinates: 43°44′18″N 5°41′21″E / 43.7383°N 5.6892°E / 43.7383; 5.6892
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Apt
Canton	Pertuis
Intercommunality	Territoriale Sud-Luberon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Natta[1]
Area 1	56.07 km2 (21.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,115
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84014 /84120
Elevation	230–602 m (755–1,975 ft) (avg. 524 m or 1,719 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beaumont-de-Pertuis (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ də pɛʁtɥi], literally Beaumont of Pertuis; Occitan: Bèumont de Pertús) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Beaumont de Pertuis is a small village situated in the Parc Naturel du Luberon on the border of the Alpes de Haute Provence, the Var and the Bouches du Rhone. A busy road once ran through the middle of Beaumont de Pertuis which was at the time a prosperous medieval market town. In the 14th century, Beaumont could boast more than 1,000 inhabitants and belonged to one of the largest communes in France.

The first reference to Beaumont (Baùmoun, which means "cave" in Provençal dialect) dates back to 1079, a reference to the cave of Eucherius of Lyon. Before becoming archbishop this hermit went on retreat in a cave overhanging la Durance in the town of Beaumont de Pertuis. Later on, this cave became a pilgrimage site and a chapel was carved inside the mountain.