Uchaux (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Commune d'Uchaux (84135), INSEE. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude.
Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests. "À vélo, à travers les vignes et forêts du massif d'Uchaux", www.laprovence.com, 22 March 2019.
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.
Demographics
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. "Le repaire : le Château de Massillan, une histoire durable", www.lesechos.fr, 5 June 2021. To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994. Patrimoine , Uchaux. Château-fort dit Le Castelas et ancienne église Saint-Michel, www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
See also Communes of the Vaucluse department
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