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capital of the Comtat Venaissin in the Middle Ages, Pernes les Fontaines
is seated on the Mont du Vaucluse foot, between the cities of Carpentras
and Isle sur la Sorgue. It is crossed by the Nesque, an river with
a irregular flow, coming from the Vaucluse plateau.
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1936, Pernes completed its name in Pernes "the fountains".
Springs abounds around Pernes and since the 17th century, fountains
multiplied in tne city. 40 public fountains are counted in town,
and more than 120 if we include the private fountains.
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an active little provençal town, Pernes still looks like
a large village. Pernes keeps still alive the Provence soul in its
appearence and through its outstanding heritage. I invite you to
discover some aspect of it in those pages.