Althen-des-Paluds (French pronunciation: [altɛ̃ de paly]; Provençal: Lei Palús or Alten) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Althen-des-Paluds | |
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 The town hall of Althen-des-Paluds | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Althen-des-Paluds  | |
  Althen-des-Paluds  Althen-des-Paluds | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′20″N 4°57′32″E / 44.0056°N 4.9589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Monteux |
| Intercommunality | CA Sorgues du Comtat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Terrisse[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,802 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84001 /84210 |
| Elevation | 27–38 m (89–125 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,173 | — |
| 1975 | 1,288 | +1.35% |
| 1982 | 1,575 | +2.92% |
| 1990 | 1,600 | +0.20% |
| 1999 | 1,988 | +2.44% |
| 2007 | 2,431 | +2.55% |
| 2012 | 2,684 | +2.00% |
| 2017 | 2,823 | +1.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Name edit
The name of Althen-des-Paluds is a homage to Jean Althen.
Climate edit
The climate is of Mediterranean type and is characterized by rather hot and dry summers and soft winters.
The average temperatures oscillate between 0 and 30° according to the season. The record of temperature since the existence of the INRA' station is of 40,5 °C at the time of the European heat wave of 2003 on August 5 and -12,8 °C on January 5, 1985. The weather statements are done with Agroparc office of Avignon.
Nearby communes edit
Monteux
Bédarrides
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Velleron
Le Thor
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
International relations edit
Althen-des-Paluds is twinned with Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Gallery edit
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Town hall of Althen des Paluds -
Church of Althen des Paluds -
Jean Althen Statue
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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