Place Saint-Pierre

Accessible from Rue François Morel, Rue Saint-Pierre and Rue des Remparts, Place Saint-Pierre was the cradle of the city of Pertuis in the 10th century with the installation of the monks of Montmajour On the left (in front of the Tourist Office) we can admire the remains of the abbey whose tower was demolished in 1835 due to the risk of collapse The Tourist Office and the Archives are located on the site of the Saint-Pierre Church During the feudal period, the great families appropriated goods and lands. It was at this time that the Viscount of Cavaillon granted himself the lordship of Pertuis which he shared with the Archbishop of Aix-En-Provence In 966, Count Boson of Arles donated the town of Pertuis to the monks of Montmajour. In 971, the son of Count Boson, Guillaume II, nicknamed the Liberator, exterminated the last Saracens entrenched in their camp of Fraxinet (La Garde-Freinet) In 979, the lords of Pertuis Enguerrand, bishop of Cavaillon and his brother Nivelon, viscount of Cavaillon, give up to Guillaume II what they possess in Pertuis.