Vaison-la-Romaine (Latin: Vasio Vocontiorum)'s a small town and former bishopric in Provence. It's part of a commune of the same name, in the Vaucluse département, a part of the ancient French province of Comtat Venaissin. The historic section's in two parts, the Colline du Château on a height on one side of the Ouvèze, the "upper city" and on the opposite bank, the "lower city" centered on the Colline de la Villasse. History The area was inhabited in the Bronze Age. The first in… (More on Vaison-la-romaine)