Cairanne
Sign in to saveCairanne (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France whose inhabitants were locally nicknamed leis afrontaires de Cairana, the cheeky ones from Cairanne.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cairanne
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 912
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Cairanne
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Cairanne Autanne Gate.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Autanne Gate
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Cairanne (Vaucluse).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Carpentras
- French commune.canton
- Vaison-la-Romaine
- French commune.INSEE
- 84028
- French commune.postal code
- 84290
- French commune.mayor
- Roger Rossin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 184
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Cairanne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Carpentras
- Population
- +1129
- Area
- +22.51
- Elevation
- +160
- Shares border with
- Violès
- Official website
- www.cairanne.fr
- Image
- Cairanne - Chapelle.JPG
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Cairanne wine
- Buildings
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Cairanne (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France whose inhabitants were locally nicknamed leis afrontaires de Cairana, the cheeky ones from Cairanne.
It dates from the mid-8th century and is located midway between Orange and Vaison-la-Romaine. The village economy depends largely on its production of wine that falls into the various categories of wines from the Rhône valley.