Gargas (Vaucluse, France)
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Sources of Information
- Contact photogravure publicité. Gargas 84400, 1995.
- BGN card 11-27-95(Gargas, PPL, 43p0s54ʹN 5p0s23ʹE)
- Dict. natl. communes France, 20th ed., 1977(Gargas, 84-Vaucluse, arrond. seat; cites another)
Wikipedia description:
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.
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