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Piolenc | |
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| Coordinates: 44°10′43″N 4°45′44″E / 44.1786°N 4.7622°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Orange |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Louis Driey[1] |
Area 1 | 24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,718 |
| • Density | 231/km2 (597/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84091 /84420 |
| Elevation | 22–170 m (72–558 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Piolenc (French pronunciation: [pjɔlɛ̃k]; Occitan: Puegoulen) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Piolenc is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Orange, and about 27 km (17 mi) north of Avignon.
History
[edit]Piolenc was the site of a Cluniac priory.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,184 | — |
| 1975 | 2,594 | +2.49% |
| 1982 | 3,259 | +3.31% |
| 1990 | 3,830 | +2.04% |
| 1999 | 4,296 | +1.28% |
| 2007 | 4,548 | +0.72% |
| 2012 | 5,113 | +2.37% |
| 2017 | 5,253 | +0.54% |
| 2023 | 5,718 | +1.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Traditions
[edit]Wine is the main activity of this city, but the dominant besides of the agricultural production is the "French Provence garlic", as such the "garlic cultural festival" takes place every summer in August, during the last week-end.
Personalities
[edit]Piolenc was the birthplace :
- Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930–2022), actor
- André-Philippe Corsin (1773–1854)
Twin towns
[edit]Piolenc is twinned with:
Kirchheim am Neckar, Germany
Tecuci, Romania
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Town council website (in French)
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