Aubignan

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Aubignan
Commune
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Aubignan
Coordinates: 44°06′02″N5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°E / 44.1005; 5.0258
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Carpentras
Canton Carpentras
Intercommunality CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Siegfried Bielle [1]
Area
1
15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
5,894
 • Density380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84004 /84810
Elevation41–153 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.

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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 Barrow-and-Littleton, United Kingdom.

Population

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,819—    
1975 2,126+2.25%
1982 2,230+0.68%
1990 3,347+5.21%
1999 3,837+1.53%
2007 4,619+2.35%
2012 5,244+2.57%
2017 5,661+1.54%
Source: INSEE [3]

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

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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