Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne

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Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Castèunòu de Gadanha  (Occitan)
Commune
View of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
View of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Coat of arms of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Coat of arms
Location of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is located in France
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne
Coordinates: 43°55′41″N 4°56′46″E / 43.928°N 4.946°E / 43.928; 4.946Coordinates: 43°55′41″N 4°56′46″E / 43.928°N 4.946°E / 43.928; 4.946
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonL'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
IntercommunalityPays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Étienne Klein
Area
1
13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
3,328
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84036 /84470
Elevation41–124 m (135–407 ft)
(avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne (Occitan: Castèunòu de Gadanha or simply Gadanha) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 3,328.

History[]

The Félibrige was founded in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, at Font-Ségugne, in 1854.

Geography[]

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is located 12 km (7.4 mi) east of Avignon. It is served by Gadagne station (opened in 1868) on the line from Avignon to Miramas.

  • Fountain in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, with a bust of native Alphonse Tavan, one of the co-founders of the Félibrige.

  • Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne is twinned with:

See also[]

  • Communes of the Vaucluse department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Association Suisse des Communes et Régions d'Europe". L'Association suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe (ASCCRE) (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
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