Cavaillon
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Coordinates: 43°50′15″N 5°02′17″E / 43.8375°N 5.0381°ECoordinates: 43°50′15″N 5°02′17″E / 43.8375°N 5.0381°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Apt |
Canton | Cavaillon |
Intercommunality | CA Luberon Monts de Vaucluse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Daudet |
Area 1 | 45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 26,198 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84035 /84300 |
Elevation | 49–200 m (161–656 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Cavaillon (French pronunciation: [kavajɔ̃]; Provençal: Cavalhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.[2] It is situated in the Durance Valley, at the foot of the Luberon mountains. In 2016, it had a population of 26,985.
History[]
Cavaillon was already a city in the Gallo-Roman period, and has several minor relics from that era, including a 1st century triumphal arch.[3] It was the seat of the bishops of Cavaillon from the 4th century[4] until the French Revolution.[5] Saint Veran was bishop here in the 6th century. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Comtat Venaissin.[5]
Geography[]
Cavaillon is part of the Regional and Natural Park of Luberon (parc naturel régional du Luberon) in the French Department of Vaucluse.
The Calavon, a tributary of the Durance locally called Coulon, flows westward through the middle of the commune.
The Durance forms the commune's south-western border.
Population[]
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] |
Economy[]
Cavaillon is famous for its melons.[5]
Famous people[]
- saint César de Bus
- (Professional Freestyle BMX rider)
Sights[]
- the 11th-13th century Cavaillon Cathedral[4]
- with chapel
- Roman triumphal arch[3]
Twin towns[]
- Cavaillon has been twinned with Weinheim, Germany, since 1958 and Langhirano, Italy, since 2001.
See also[]
- Communes of the Vaucluse department
- Antoine Sartorio
- Ancient Diocese of Cavaillon
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Commune de Cavaillon (84035), INSEE
- ^ Jump up to: a b Base Mérimée: Arc antique, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Base Mérimée: Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Véran actuellement église paroissiale Saint-Véran, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. .
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Cavaillon, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[]
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- Communes of Vaucluse
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