Pernes-les-Fontaines

Pernes-les-Fontaines Pèrnas dei Fònts  (Occitan)
Commune
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Coordinates: 43°59′55″N 5°03′35″E / 43.9986°N 5.0597°E / 43.9986; 5.0597Coordinates: 43°59′55″N 5°03′35″E / 43.9986°N 5.0597°E / 43.9986; 5.0597
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Carpentras
Canton	Pernes-les-Fontaines
Intercommunality	Les Sorgues du Comtat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Carle
Area 1	51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	9,975
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	84088 /84210
Elevation	36–263 m (118–863 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pernes-les-Fontaines (French pronunciation: ​[pɛʁn le fɔ̃tɛn]; officially Pernes until 1936; Occitan: Pèrnas dei Fònts or simply Pèrnas) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. In 2018, it had a population of 9,975. Its inhabitants are called Pernois and Pernoises.

People related to Pernes-les-Fontaines[]

• Esprit Fléchier (1632–1710)
• Esprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770)
• Charles Giraud (1802–1885)
• Paul de Vivie (1853–1930)
• Daniel Sorano (1920–1962)
• Ahmad Jamal (born 1930)
• Jean Ragnotti (born 1945)
• Richard Descoings (1958–2012)

See also[]

• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References[]

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