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Arrondissement of Avignon

Coordinates: 43°57′N 4°49′E / 43.95°N 4.82°E / 43.95; 4.82
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Avignon
Arrondissement
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
No. of communes16
PrefectureAvignon
Area
336.9 km2 (130.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
210,535
 • Density625/km2 (1,620/sq mi)
INSEE code842

The arrondissement of Avignon is an arrondissement of France in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 16 communes.[2] Its population is 210,535 (2021), and its area is 336.9 km2 (130.1 sq mi).[3]

Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Avignon, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Avignon (84007)
  2. Bédarrides (84016)
  3. Caumont-sur-Durance (84034)
  4. Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne (84036)
  5. Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue (84043)
  6. Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (84139)
  7. L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (84054)
  8. Jonquerettes (84055)
  9. Morières-lès-Avignon (84081)
  10. Le Pontet (84092)
  11. Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon (84119)
  12. Saumane-de-Vaucluse (84124)
  13. Sorgues (84129)
  14. Le Thor (84132)
  15. Vedène (84141)
  16. Velleron (84142)

History

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The arrondissement of Avignon was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vaucluse, it received one commune from the arrondissement of Apt and two communes from the arrondissement of Carpentras, and it lost two communes to the arrondissement of Apt and 21 communes to the arrondissement of Carpentras.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Avignon were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Avignon-Est
  2. Avignon-Nord
  3. Avignon-Ouest
  4. Avignon-Sud
  5. Bédarrides
  6. Bollène
  7. L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
  8. Orange-Est
  9. Orange-Ouest
  10. Valréas

References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 84 Vaucluse" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique de Vaucluse
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 84 Vaucluse, INSEE

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