commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
region
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in southeastern
France
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.
Geography
La Motte-d'Aigues is situated in the southern part of the
Grand Luberon
The Luberon ( or ; Provençal: ''Leberon'' or ''Leberoun'' ) is a massif in central Provence in Southern France, part of the French Prealps. It has a maximum elevation of and an area of about . It is composed of three mountain ranges (from wes ...
and the hills bordering the
Eze
Eze (pronounced ) is an Igbo word which means King. Such words as Igwe and '' Obi'', plus others, are used by Igbo people as titles of respect and homage to the Eze. Igwe is derived from the Igbo word ''Igwekala'' or ''Eluigwekala'', "the sky or ...
river.
Etymology
Motte is a piece of detached land. Aigue describes something that terminates in a point or has been cut away.
NOTE: that explanation is incorrect. ''Motte'' means a mound; ''aigues'' is from the Occitan ''aigas'', meaning waters (derived from Latin ''aquae''), as seen in place names like ''Aigues-mortes'' and ''Aigues-vives'' in the neighbouring prefecture of Gard. Thus ''La Motte-d'Aigues'' means the Mound OF Waters, as evinced by its proximity to the ''Etang'' (lake) ''de la Bonde'' and the River ''Eze''.