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Morières-lès-Avignon

Coordinates: 43°56′33″N 4°54′19″E / 43.9425°N 4.9053°E / 43.9425; 4.9053
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Morières-lès-Avignon
Morieras d'Avinhon (Occitan)
Church of Morières-lès-Avignon
Church of Morières-lès-Avignon
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Morières-lès-Avignon is located in France
Morières-lès-Avignon
Morières-lès-Avignon
Morières-lès-Avignon is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Morières-lès-Avignon
Morières-lès-Avignon
Coordinates: 43°56′33″N 4°54′19″E / 43.9425°N 4.9053°E / 43.9425; 4.9053
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonAvignon-3
IntercommunalityCA Grand Avignon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Grégoire Souque[1]
Area
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10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,922
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84081 /84310
Elevation25–116 m (82–381 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morières-lès-Avignon (French pronunciation: [mɔʁjɛʁ lɛ.z‿aviɲɔ̃], literally Morières near Avignon; Provençal: Morieras d'Avinhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located just east of Avignon, with a population of 8,563 as of 2018.

Morières-lès-Avignon is twinned with Caldicot, United Kingdom.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,163—    
1975 3,477+7.02%
1982 6,083+8.32%
1990 6,405+0.65%
1999 6,535+0.22%
2007 7,589+1.89%
2012 7,955+0.95%
2017 8,317+0.89%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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Twinning

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Morières-lès-Avignon is twinneed with Caldicot, Wales.

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE