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Vedène
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Vedène (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. A northeastern suburb of Avignon, its historical town centre is dominated by the 12th-century Château de Vedène, known locally as the Château des Seigneurs ( 'Castle of the Lords').
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Vedène is a commune in France, situated within the Vaucluse department and the Grand Avignon area. It lies in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and shares borders with Sorgues, Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, Morières-lès-Avignon, and Le Pontet. The administrative entity includes the Canton of Bédarrides and is associated with the canton of Pontet.
The commune has an area of 11.18 square kilometers and an elevation of 117 meters above sea level. Its population is recorded as 11,974, comprising 5,435 males and 5,824 females. Another source lists the population as 9,538. The postal code for Vedène is 84270.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vedène
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,538
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Vedène
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie de Vedène.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Vedène (Vaucluse).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Avignon
- French commune.canton
- Le Pontet
- French commune.INSEE
- 84141
- French commune.postal code
- 84270
- French commune.mayor
- Joël Guin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Grand Avignon
- French commune.demonym
- Vedènais
- French commune.elevation m
- 60
- French commune.elevation min m
- 23
- French commune.elevation max m
- 117
- French commune.area km2
- 11.18
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Vedène
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avignon
- Population
- 11974
- Area
- 11.18
- Elevation
- 41
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
- Official website
- www.mairie-vedene.fr
- Image
- Vedène 3.JPG
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- Commons category
- Vedène
- postal code
- 84270
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pontet
- male population
- 5435
- female population
- 5824
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-90-23-76-76
- fax number
- +33-4-90-31-07-38
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
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- References
Vedène (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. A northeastern suburb of Avignon, its historical town centre is dominated by the 12th-century Château de Vedène, known locally as the Château des Seigneurs ( 'Castle of the Lords').
The commune is crossed by the A7 autoroute. It is home to the Regional 1 football club Athlétic Club Vedène Le Pontet.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vedène” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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