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'''Vaucluse''' ({{IPA|fr|voklyz|lang}}; {{langx|oc|Vauclusa|label=[[Provençal dialect|Provençal]]}} {{small|([[Occitan language|Classical norm]])}} or {{lang|oc|Vau-Cluso}} {{small|([[Mistralian norm]])}}) is a [[Departments of France|department]] in the southeastern French [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep84.pdf Populations légales 2019: 84 Vaucluse], INSEE</ref> The department's [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] is [[Avignon]]. | '''Vaucluse''' ({{IPA|fr|voklyz|lang}}; {{langx|oc|Vauclusa|label=[[Provençal dialect|Provençal]]}} {{small|([[Occitan language|Classical norm]])}} or {{lang|oc|Vau-Cluso}} {{small|([[Mistralian norm]])}}) is a [[Departments of France|department]] in the southeastern French [[Regions of France|region]] of [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep84.pdf Populations légales 2019: 84 Vaucluse], INSEE</ref> The department's [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] is [[Avignon]]. | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2021}} | {{Unreferenced section|date=October 2021}} | ||
Vaucluse is bordered by the [[Rhône]] to the west and the [[Durance]] to the south. Mountains occupy a significant proportion of the eastern half of the department, with [[Mont Ventoux]] (1,912 m), also known as "the Giant of Provence", dominating the landscape. Other important mountain ranges include the [[Dentelles de Montmirail]], the [[Monts de Vaucluse]] and the [[Luberon]]. | Vaucluse is bordered by the [[Rhône]] to the west and the [[Durance]] to the south. Mountains occupy a significant proportion of the eastern half of the department, with [[Mont Ventoux]] (1,912 m), also known as "the Giant of Provence", dominating the landscape. Other important mountain ranges include the [[Dentelles de Montmirail]], the [[Monts de Vaucluse]] and the [[Luberon]]. | ||
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Vaucluse is also known for its [[karst]], including the [[karst spring]] Fontaine de Vaucluse after which "Vauclusian Risings" are named. | Vaucluse is also known for its [[karst]], including the [[karst spring]] Fontaine de Vaucluse after which "Vauclusian Risings" are named. | ||
[[File:Fontaine de Vaucluse en crue.jpg|thumb|center|The [[Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring)|Fontaine de Vaucluse]] is the source of the [[Sorgue]]. It is characterised by an upward movement of water from the depth of over {{convert|315|m}}.]] | |||
===Principal towns=== | ===Principal towns=== | ||
The most populous commune is [[Avignon]], the prefecture. As of 2019, there are six communes with more than 20,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2019/> | |||
The most populous commune is [[Avignon]], the prefecture. As of 2019, there are | |||
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== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
Population development since 1801:{{historical populations | |||
Population development since 1801:{{historical populations|cols=2|align=none|percentages=pagr | |cols=2 | ||
|align=none | |||
|percentages=pagr | |||
|graph-pos=bottom | |||
|13=1801|14=191,421 | |||
|15=1806|16=205,833 | |||
|17=1821|18=224,431 | |||
|19=1831|20=239,113 | |||
|21=1841|22=251,080 | |||
|23=1851|24=264,618 | |||
|25=1861|26=268,255 | |||
|27=1872|28=263,451 | |||
|29=1881|30=244,149 | |||
|31=1891|32=235,411 | |||
|33=1901|34=236,949 | |||
|35=1911|36=238,656 | |||
|37=1921|38=219,602 | |||
|39=1931|40=241,689 | |||
|41=1936|42=245,508 | |||
|43=1946|44=249,838 | |||
|45=1954|46=268,318 | |||
|47=1962|48=303,536 | |||
|49=1968|50=353,966 | |||
|51=1975|52=390,446 | |||
|53=1982|54=427,343 | |||
|55=1990|56=467,075 | |||
|57=1999|58=499,685 | |||
|59=2006|60=534,291 | |||
|61=2011|62=546,630 | |||
|63=2016|64=559,014 | |||
|65=2019|66=561,469 | |||
|67=2020|68=561,941 | |||
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://splaf.free.fr/84his.html|title=Historique de Vaucluse|website=Le SPLAF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4176909?geo=DEP-84|title=Évolution et structure de la population en 2016|publisher=INSEE}}</ref>}} | |||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
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| image1 = Vaucluse Conseil départemental 2021.svg | | image1 = Vaucluse Conseil départemental 2021.svg | ||
}} | }} | ||
Following the [[2021 French departmental elections|2021 departmental election]], Dominique Santoni of [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] was elected [[List of presidents of departmental councils (France)|President of the Departmental Council]]. She succeeded Maurice Chabert, who had held the office since 2015. | Following the [[2021 French departmental elections|2021 departmental election]], Dominique Santoni of [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] was elected [[List of presidents of departmental councils (France)|President of the Departmental Council]]. She succeeded Maurice Chabert, who had held the office since 2015. | ||
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===Members of the National Assembly=== | ===Members of the National Assembly=== | ||
====2022 legislative election==== | ====2022 legislative election==== | ||
In the [[2022 French legislative election|2022 legislative election]], Vaucluse elected the following representatives to the National Assembly: | In the [[2022 French legislative election|2022 legislative election]], Vaucluse elected the following representatives to the National Assembly: | ||
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!colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member!!Party | !colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member!!Party | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|National Rally}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 1st constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 1st constituency]] | ||
| [[Joris Hébrard]] | | [[Joris Hébrard]] | ||
| [[National Rally]] | | [[National Rally]] | ||
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| | |{{party color cell|National Rally}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 2nd constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 2nd constituency]] | ||
| [[Bénédicte Auzanot]] | | [[Bénédicte Auzanot]] | ||
| [[National Rally]] | | [[National Rally]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|National Rally}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 3rd constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 3rd constituency]] | ||
| [[Hervé de Lépinau]] | | [[Hervé de Lépinau]] | ||
| [[National Rally]] | | [[National Rally]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|Ligue du Sud}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 4th constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 4th constituency]] | ||
| [[Marie-France Lorho]] | | [[Marie-France Lorho]] | ||
| [[League of the South (France)|Ligue du Sud]] | | [[League of the South (France)|Ligue du Sud]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|Renaissance (French political party)}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 5th constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 5th constituency]] | ||
| [[Jean-François Lovisolo]] | | [[Jean-François Lovisolo]] | ||
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!colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member!!Party | !colspan="2"|Constituency!!Member!!Party | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|La République En Marche!}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 1st constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 1st constituency]] | ||
| [[Jean-François Cesarini]] | | [[Jean-François Cesarini]] | ||
| [[La République En Marche!]] | | [[La République En Marche!]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|The Republicans (France)}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 2nd constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 2nd constituency]] | ||
| [[Jean-Claude Bouchet]] | | [[Jean-Claude Bouchet]] | ||
| [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] | | [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|La République En Marche!}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 3rd constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 3rd constituency]] | ||
| [[Brune Poirson]] | | [[Brune Poirson]] | ||
| [[La République En Marche!]] | | [[La République En Marche!]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|Independent}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 4th constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 4th constituency]] | ||
| [[Jacques Bompard]] | | [[Jacques Bompard]] | ||
| [[League of the South (France)|League of the South]] | | [[League of the South (France)|League of the South]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |{{party color cell|The Republicans (France)}} | ||
| [[Vaucluse's 5th constituency]] | | [[Vaucluse's 5th constituency]] | ||
| [[Julien Aubert]] | | [[Julien Aubert]] | ||
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==Tourism== | ==Tourism== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery widths=200 heights=160> | ||
File:Saint-benezet in southeastern France.jpg|[[Pont Saint-Bénezet]] in [[Avignon]] | File:Saint-benezet in southeastern France.jpg|[[Pont Saint-Bénezet]] in [[Avignon]] | ||
File:Brantes Vue d'ensemble 5.JPG|[[Brantes]] | File:Brantes Vue d'ensemble 5.JPG|[[Brantes]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department]] | * [[Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department]] | ||
* [[Cantons of the Vaucluse department]] | |||
* [[Communes of the Vaucluse department]] | * [[Communes of the Vaucluse department]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{commons category}} | {{commons category}} | ||
* [http://www.vaucluse.fr/accueil/ Website of the Departmental Council] {{in lang|fr}} ({{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195621/http://www.vaucluse.fr/accueil/ |date=2018-09-06 }}) | |||
* | * [http://www.vaucluse.pref.gouv.fr/ Prefecture website] {{in lang|fr}} | ||
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{{Departments of France}} | {{Departments of France}} | ||
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[[Category:Vaucluse| ]] | [[Category:Vaucluse| ]] | ||
[[Category:1793 establishments in France]] | [[Category:1793 establishments in France]] | ||
[[Category:Departments of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] | [[Category:Departments of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] | ||
[[Category:States and territories established in 1793]] | |||
Revision as of 13:47, 20 June 2025
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It is named after a spring, the Fontaine de Vaucluse, one of the largest karst springs in the world. The name Vaucluse itself derives from the Latin Script error: No such module "Lang". ("closed valley") as the valley ends in a cliff face from which the spring emanates.
History
Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme and Basses-Alpes, later renamed Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The then rural department was, like the nearby city of Lyon, a hotbed of the French Resistance in World War II.
Geography
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Vaucluse is bordered by the Rhône to the west and the Durance to the south. Mountains occupy a significant proportion of the eastern half of the department, with Mont Ventoux (1,912 m), also known as "the Giant of Provence", dominating the landscape. Other important mountain ranges include the Dentelles de Montmirail, the Monts de Vaucluse and the Luberon.
The northern part of the department, the Canton of Valréas, forms an enclave within the department Drôme.
Fruit and vegetables are cultivated in great quantities in the lower-lying parts of the department, on one of the most fertile plains in Southern France. The Vaucluse department has a rather large exclave within the Drôme department, the canton of Valréas (Enclave des Papes).
Vaucluse is also known for its karst, including the karst spring Fontaine de Vaucluse after which "Vauclusian Risings" are named.
Principal towns
The most populous commune is Avignon, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are six communes with more than 20,000 inhabitants:[1]
| Commune | Population (2019) |
|---|---|
| Avignon | 91,143 |
| Carpentras | 29,236 |
| Orange | 28,772 |
| Cavaillon | 26,236 |
| Pertuis | 20,557 |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 20,042 |
Demographics
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Politics
Departmental Council
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Following the 2021 departmental election, Dominique Santoni of The Republicans was elected President of the Departmental Council. She succeeded Maurice Chabert, who had held the office since 2015.
The Departmental Council of Vaucluse has 34 seats. The Left Front (FG) currently has 2 seats, the Socialist Party (PS) has 7, Europe Ecology – The Greens (EELV) has 3, the miscellaneous right (DVD) has 2, The Republicans (LR) have 10, the National Rally has 6 and a local party, the Ligue du Sud (LS), has 4.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Members of the National Assembly
2022 legislative election
In the 2022 legislative election, Vaucluse elected the following representatives to the National Assembly:
2017 legislative election
During the 2017 legislative election, Vaucluse elected the following representatives to the National Assembly:[2]
*On 21 July 2017, Brune Poirson resigned from office to join the Second Philippe government as Secretary of State to the Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition. She was replaced in the National Assembly by Adrien Morenas.
**Jacques Bompard resigned in August 2017 to become Mayor of Orange. He was replaced by Marie-France Lorho.
Tourism
See also
- Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department
- Cantons of the Vaucluse department
- Communes of the Vaucluse department
References
External links
- Website of the Departmental Council Template:In lang (Template:Webarchive)
- Prefecture website Template:In lang
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- ↑ a b Populations légales 2019: 84 Vaucluse, INSEE
- ↑ List of members for Vaucluse (in French), on www.nosdeputes.fr.