Aubignan
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Fountain and old wash house
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| Coordinates: 44°06′02″N 5°01′33″E / 44.1005°N 5.0258°E / 44.1005; 5.0258 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| Canton | Carpentras |
| Intercommunality | CA Ventoux-Comtat Venaissin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Siegfried Bielle[1] |
| Area
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| 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 5,894 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
84004 /84810
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| Elevation | 41–153 m (135–502 ft) (avg. 56 m or 184 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aubignan (French pronunciation: [obiɲɑ̃]; Occitan: Aubinhan) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Close to Beaumes-de-Venise and the famous Côtes du Rhône vineyards, Aubignan is, itself, locally famous for the production of wine, and of young vines and vine grafts.
The village is located to the North of Carpentras, and is part of the Comtat Venaissin. It is built on a hill.
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The commune is twinned with Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, and Barrow-and-Littleton, United Kingdom.
In 2017, there were 5,661 inhabitants, an increase of 7,95 % compared to 2012.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,819 | — |
| 1975 | 2,126 | +2.25% |
| 1982 | 2,230 | +0.68% |
| 1990 | 3,347 | +5.21% |
| 1999 | 3,837 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 4,619 | +2.35% |
| 2012 | 5,244 | +2.57% |
| 2017 | 5,661 | +1.54% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The village is served by two bus lines, run by Trans'Cove: line A and line J. The three most important railway stations are Avignon, Orange and Carpentras.
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