Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t sesil le viɲ]; Provençal: Santa Celha dei Vinhas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | |
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 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes  | |
  Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes  Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′47″N 4°53′13″E / 44.2464°N 4.8869°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Bollène |
| Intercommunality | Aygues Ouvèze en Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Faure[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.82 km2 (7.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,637 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84106 /84290 |
| Elevation | 83–138 m (272–453 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Nearby cities are Orange and the smaller Bollène. It is also not far from the Mont Ventoux.
Maurice Trintignant, a motor racing driver and vintner, was born here on 30 October 1917.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,735 | — |
| 1975 | 1,644 | −0.77% |
| 1982 | 1,818 | +1.45% |
| 1990 | 1,927 | +0.73% |
| 1999 | 2,100 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 2,214 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 2,369 | +1.36% |
| 2017 | 2,505 | +1.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
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See also
edit- Communes of the Vaucluse department
- Félix Charpentier Sculptor of Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes War Memorial
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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