Apt is a market town and a commune in the Vaucluse département, in southern France. It is the principal town of the Luberon mountains and a sous-préfecture of the département. Population (1999): 11,488. The commune is an administrative division of France. ... For other uses of the name Vaucluse, see Vaucluse (disambiguation) Vaucluse is a département in the south of France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The Luberon Massif has a maximum altitude of 1 256 m and an area of about 600 km². It is composed of two mountains: the Big Luberon and the Little Luberon, lying in the middle of Provence in the far South of France. ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...

History

Apt was founded by the Romans. See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ...

Geography

Apt lies north of Aix-en-Provence and the river Durance. The region is a center for wine, honey and truffles. Aix (prounounced eks), or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence is a city in southern France, some 30 km north of Marseille. ... A glass of white wine This article is about the beverage. ... for the 2003 movie starring Jessica Alba, see Honey (movie). ... Truffle describes a group of edible mycorrhizal (subterranean) mushrooms (genus Tuber, class Ascomycetes, division Mycota). ...