Villedieu (French pronunciation: [vildjø]; Occitan: Viladieu) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Villedieu
Commune
The square in front of the town hall, in Villedieu
Coat of arms
Location of Villedieu
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Coordinates: 44°17′04″N 5°02′08″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Vaison-la-Romaine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Bouffies[1]
Area 1	11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	461
• Density	41/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84146 /84110
Elevation	176–443 m (577–1,453 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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A local legend says that the penitents asked to Alice Colonieu to make a statue of the Virgin and to install on the back of a house in Villedieu. This set of Renaissance style, decorated with a king scallop is called the " Virgin of the Smile" and is still visible in Villedieu.^[3]

• Communes of the Vaucluse department