Uchaux

Uchaux is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the departmental border with Drôme, bordering Rochegude.
Local landscapes include Provençal vineyards and forests.

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Geography

Uchaux is 9 km southeast of the town of Bollène, seat of the larger canton of Bollène. It is 8 km north of the city of Orange.
On 1 January 2017, together with a number of neighbouring communes, it was transferred from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras.

Sights

Uchaux is home to the historical 16th-century Château de Massillan, built by Henry II of France for Diane de Poitiers, which was re-opened as a private hotel in 2000. To the southwest, the 13th-century hilltop Château du Castellas ruins have been a monument historique since 1994.