Piolenc (French pronunciation: [pjɔlɛ̃k]; Occitan: Puegoulen) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Piolenc
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Piolenc
Location of Piolenc
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Piolenc is located in France
Piolenc
Piolenc
Piolenc is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Piolenc
Piolenc
Coordinates: 44°10′43″N 4°45′44″E / 44.1786°N 4.7622°E / 44.1786; 4.7622
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementCarpentras
CantonOrange
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Louis Driey[1]
Area
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24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,536
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84091 /84420
Elevation22–170 m (72–558 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Piolenc is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Orange, and about 27 km (17 mi) north of Avignon.

History

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Piolenc was the site of a Cluniac priory.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,184—    
1975 2,594+2.49%
1982 3,259+3.31%
1990 3,830+2.04%
1999 4,296+1.28%
2007 4,548+0.72%
2012 5,113+2.37%
2017 5,253+0.54%
Source: INSEE[3]

Traditions

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Wine is the main activity of this city, but the dominant besides of the agricultural production is the "French Provence garlic", as such the "garlic cultural festival" takes place every summer in August, during the last week-end.

Personalities

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Piolenc was the birthplace :

Twin towns

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The town is twinned with Kirchheim am Neckar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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