Gargas
Also known as Gargaç
commune in Vaucluse, France
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Place details
- Locality
- Gargas
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,159
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Key facts
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Gargas ( French pronunciation: [ɡaʁɡas]; Occitan: Gargaç) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The writer Raymond Jean (1925–2012) died in Gargas.
Gargas is the site of old ochre mining operations. In 2009 the Mine d'Ocre de Bruoux was opened for tourists.