Entrevaux

Entrevaux
A view from the citadel, overlooking Entrevaux
Coat of arms
Entrevaux
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Entrevaux
Coordinates: 43°56′58″N 6°48′39″E / 43.9494°N 6.8108°E / 43.9494; 6.8108Coordinates: 43°56′58″N 6°48′39″E / 43.9494°N 6.8108°E / 43.9494; 6.8108
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Castellane
Canton	Entrevaux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Laurent
Area1	60.37 km2 (23.31 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	925
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	04076 / 04320
Elevation	414–1,541 m (1,358–5,056 ft) (avg. 472 m or 1,549 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Entrevaux is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Set on both sides of the narrow road between Annot and Puget-Théniers that runs alongside the gorge of the river Var, the medieval walled town lies in the shadow of a mountaintop citadel.

Following incursions of Saracens and the razing of the old town of Glandèves, the more defensible site of medieval Entrevaux was founded in the 11th century on the rocky spur in an angle of the river; the oldest recorded name is Interrivos and dates from 1040.

Between 1481 and 1487, Provence became a part of France.

In 1536, Entrevaux fell to the troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, betrayed by its lord Jacques Glandeves; half the population was massacred (coll.). The remaining population staged an uprising, cutting the throat of the governor, and offered the town to the French Dauphin, King François I. In recognition of this, Entrevaux was given the Charter of Avignon and declared a royal town of France with its inhabitants exempt from taxation.

In the 16th century, the bishop's official seat at the Glandèves Cathedral in Glandèves was abandoned, and a new one, Entrevaux Cathedral, was constructed in Entrevaux though still the seat of the Bishop of Glandèves. It served as a cathedral until 1790.

In 1658 a bridge guarded by towers and a portcullis was constructed over the Var; this is the modern Porte Royale. In 1690 the military architect Vauban drew up plans to further fortify the town, due to its strategic position guarding the valley of the Var and on the border with Savoy. Although not completed in full, the citadel perched high above the town was strengthened, particularly on the more accessible side closest to the hilltops, and a protected walkway constructed up the side of the mountain from the town. Two small forts were provided to protect the town, and its two main gates - now called the Porte d'Italie and the Porte de France - strengthened.