Carpentras
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Carpentras is a commune in the département of Vaucluse in the south of France. It is 230 m above sea level. Population: 27,249.
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History
Carpentras was a commercial site used by Greek merchants in ancient times, and retains an impressive Roman triumphal arch and a city gate, the Porte d'Orange.
Carpentras has been an important center of French Judaism, and is home to the oldest synagogue in France (1367), which still holds services.
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Miscellaneous
Its traditional confectionery is the berlingot, a small hard candy with thin white stripes, originally made from the syrup left over from conservation of fruits.
Carpentras was the birthplace of:
- Carpentras (also known as Elzéar Genet) (c.1470-1548), prominent early Renaissance composer
- Alexis-Vincent-Charles Berbiguier de Terre-Neuve du Thym, (1765-1851), author and demonologist
- Édouard Daladier (1884-1970) politician and Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War
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External links
- Description and tourism (http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/vaucluse/carpentr/carpentr.htm)
- Official website (http://www.ville-carpentras.fr/) (in French)fr:Carpentras
