Aubignan

Aubignan
Aubignan
Commune
	Fountain and old wash house
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 44°06′02″N 5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°ECoordinates: 44°06′02″N 5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Carpentras
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Siegfried Bielle
Area 1	15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	5,719
• Density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84004 /84810
Elevation	41–153 m (135–502 ft) ; (avg. 56 m or 184 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aubignan (French pronunciation: [obiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Aubinhan) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Close to Beaumes-de-Venise and the famous Côtes du Rhône vineyards, Aubignan is, itself, locally famous for the production of wine, and of young vines and vine grafts.

Geography[]

The village is located to the North of Carpentras, and is part of the Comtat Venaissin. It is built on a hill.

History[]

Twin towns[]

The commune is twinned with Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, and , United Kingdom.

Population[]

In 2017, there were 5,661 inhabitants, an increase of 7,95 % compared to 2012.

Public transport[]

The village is served by two bus lines, run by Trans'Cove: line A and line J. The three most important railway stations are Avignon, Orange and Carpentras.

Places of interest[]

canal of Carpentras
fountain and old wash house
Moulin-Neuf pond
France Gate, part of the ancient town walls
Parish Church (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation-et-Saint-Victor-Martyr)
St. Sixte Chapel

Notable people[]

François Arnaud (1721-1784), Abbot and writer, born in Aubignan, member or the Académie française
(1866-1951), politician, born in Aubignan
(1924-1994), painter, born in Aubignan
Ibrahim Shahda (1929-1991), painter, who worked in Aubignan.

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.