Coat of arms :
D'azur à deux clefs d'or passées en sautoir.

Altitude : 36 m.
Superficie : 3749 ha.
5518 habitants.
Sarrianais.
A 10 km. de Carpentras
et 34 km d'Avignon.
Territoire limité en partie par l'Ouvèze.

In the beginning Sarrians was a hill surrounded by bog land.
Its founder was William the First.
After having brought peace to the land of Provence by defeating the
Saracens (974 / 976) he offered, as a gift to his great friend Mayeul, Abbé de Cluny, his property of Sarrians to have a priory built there, where he could be laid to
rest upon his death.
It is here that he was indeed buried upon his death in 993.

The church, a very pure example of primitive romanic architecture was erected by the monks of the Clunisien Monastery of Pont-Saint-Esprit who came to settle upon the lands of the Marquis.
For over half a century the "Cours Plènières" of Provence were held each year in Sarrians around the tomb of "William the Liberator, Saviour of the Patrie". Unfortunately the exact location of the tomb is unknown nowadays.

The monks went about drying out the marshlands and built the elevated water supply, which is typical of the region. Sarrians was part of the territory of the Comtat Venaissin from 1229, following the treaty of Meaux.

The town received its name on February 26 1683. There are still numerous remains of the past which are visible: the Saint Privat Farm, which played host to numerous councils during the 11th century, the Castle of Brunely (15th century), the Castle of Mylord (end of the 17th century) and the rural chapel of Saint-Joseph.