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Caumont-sur-Durance

Coordinates: 43°53′44″N 4°56′49″E / 43.8956°N 4.9469°E / 43.8956; 4.9469
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Caumont-sur-Durance
Caumont de Durença (Occitan)
Charterhouse of Bonpas
Charterhouse of Bonpas
Coat of arms of Caumont-sur-Durance
Location of Caumont-sur-Durance
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Caumont-sur-Durance is located in France
Caumont-sur-Durance
Caumont-sur-Durance
Caumont-sur-Durance is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Caumont-sur-Durance
Caumont-sur-Durance
Coordinates: 43°53′44″N 4°56′49″E / 43.8956°N 4.9469°E / 43.8956; 4.9469
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonCavaillon
IntercommunalityCA Grand Avignon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Morel[1]
Area
1
18.23 km2 (7.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,422
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84034 /84510
Elevation39–134 m (128–440 ft)
(avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caumont-sur-Durance (French pronunciation: [komɔ̃ syʁ dyʁɑ̃s], literally Caumont on Durance; Occitan: Caumont de Durença) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France.

Geography

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The river Calavon flows into the Durance in the commune. It is home to the Charterhouse of Bonpas (French: Chartreuse de Bonpas), a former Carthusian priory and historic monument.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,637—    
1975 1,951+2.54%
1982 2,598+4.18%
1990 3,717+4.58%
1999 4,253+1.51%
2007 4,554+0.86%
2012 4,663+0.47%
2017 4,885+0.93%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE