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Vedène

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Also known as Vedena

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

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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

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Vedène
Country
France
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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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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