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{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{Other places3|Le Puy (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade
|native name        = {{native name|oc|Lo Pueg de Santa Reparada}}
|commune status     = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image              = Le chais.jpg
|caption            = A view of the [[Chateau La Coste / Villa La Coste|Château La Coste]] vineyard
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade (13).svg
|arrondissement     = Aix-en-Provence
|canton             = Trets
|INSEE              = 13080
|postal code        = 13610
|mayor              = Jean-David Ciot<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality   = [[Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis|Aix-Marseille-Provence]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|43.6642|5.4381|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m        = 196
|elevation min m    = 164
|elevation max m    = 492
|area km2           = 46.29
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade''' ({{IPA|fr|lə pɥi sɛ̃t ʁepaʁad}}; {{langx|oc|Lo Pueg de Santa Reparada}}) or simply '''Le Puy''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]] in [[Southern France]]. It is located on the departmental border with [[Vaucluse]], neighbouring [[Aix-en-Provence]] to the south and [[Pertuis]] to the northeast. It is part of the [[Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis]].

==Toponym==
''Puy'' derives from the [[Provençal language|Provençal]] word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill.

"Sainte Réparade" is probably a corruption of "[[Saint Reparata|Sainte Réparate]]", patron saint of the [[diocese of Nice]], some of whose relics were removed in the 11th century to the parish church of "Saint Maurice of Puy" which later took the name "Chapelle Sainte Réparade".  According to legend, Saint Réparade was a young girl martyred in [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]] during the reign of the Emperor [[Decius]] by a Roman [[Proconsul]]. Her body was laid in a boat and blown by the breath of angels to the bay now known as the Baie des Anges in [[Nice]].

==Geography==
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade is located {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of the [[Aix-en-Provence]] city centre via the N96 and then D561 roads.

It is located between the ridges of the [[Trévaresse]] and the river [[Durance]] which marks the natural boundary between the [[Vaucluse]] and [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] departments. Opposite Le Puy, on the other bank of the river, is [[Pertuis]] in the southern part of the [[Luberon]] natural region.

[[File:Le Puy Sainte-Réparade une rue.jpg|thumb|left|Street in the town centre]]
[[File:Le Puy Sainte-Réparade La mairie.jpg|thumb|left|Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade Town Hall]]
The town is surrounded by vine fields and agricultural land, with arable crops on the plain and the vines on the hills. There is a renowned walk up to the Sainte-Réparade chapel; on arrival at the summit, there are panoramic views over the Durance plain, the Luberon and the [[Alpilles]] hills.

The nearby 450m hill La Quille (or La Quiho), "the keel", has the ruins of the 8th-century fortress, destroyed in the 17th century.

==History==
Carved stones show that Le Puy was settled in Prehistoric times. The Celto Ligures Salluviens left traces during the [[Iron Age]] and there was subsequent settlement by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]].

In the 11th century, the Archbishops of Aix, who were lords of Puy, built a fortified château and acquired neighbouring lands. In 1155, Pons de Lubières bought his Puy estates from Hugues d'Eguilles. In 1212, Gui de Fos bequeathed goods to the Archbishop and [[Chapter (religion)|chapter]]. In 1268, the chapter of Aix gave the church of Puy to the Archbishop Vicedominis.

Around 1510, Le Puy suffered the Plague.

The fortress of La Quiho has been taken several times, first by Raymond de Turenne, Captain of the Arms of the [[Comtat Venaissin]], in 1391. Then in 1578, during the wars of religion, it was besieged for nearly three months, before it was captured on 7 January 1579 by the lieutenants of the Count of Carcès, Gaspard de Pontevès, {{ill|seneschal of Provence|fr|Sénéchal des comtés de Provence et de Forcalquier}}. It was taken again in 1591 by the [[Counts and dukes of Savoy|Duke of Savoy]] and was eventually destroyed in 1612 by order of the [[Parlement of Aix-en-Provence|Parliament of Provence]].

==Administration==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ | List of successive mayors
! Term !! Name !! Notes
|-
| 1953–2000 || Joachim Durand ||
|-
| 1953–2000 || Louis Philibert || Served in the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] (1962–1986) and [[Senate (France)|Senate]] (1989–1998)
|-
| 2000–2001 || Nicolas Nicolaou ||
|-
| 2001–2008 || Jean-Pierre Bertrand ||
|-
| 2008–present || Jean-David Ciot || Served in the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] (2012–2017)
|}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-13080#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2569
|1975 |2859
|1982 |3079
|1990 |4414
|1999 |4813
|2009 |5261
|2014 |5476
|2020 |5866
}}

==Churches==
[[File:Le Puy Sainte-Réparade L'église.jpg|thumb|Church]]
The Sainte-Réparade chapel was built in the 10th or 11th century (restored in 1677, later in 1975). A procession to it takes place on the saint's feast day, 8 October.

The parish church of Sainte-Marie is from the 18th century.

==Vineyards==
There are four vineyards in the area:
* Château de Fonscolombe, also a [[Relais & Châteaux]] hotel<ref>[https://www.fonscolombe.fr/en/ Château de Fonscolombe]</ref>
* [[Chateau La Coste / Villa La Coste|Château La Coste]]<ref>[https://chateau-la-coste.com/en/ Château La Coste]</ref>
* Château Paradis<ref>[https://chateauparadis.com/en/home/ Château Paradis]</ref>
* Domaine Les Bastides<ref>[https://www.domainelesbastides.fr Domaine Les Bastides]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.mairie-lepuysaintereparade.fr/ Official website] (in French)
* [https://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/fr/fiche/maison-du-tourisme-du-puy-sainte-reparade-5568951/ Tourism Office contact] (in French)

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