Althen-des-Paluds
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The town hall of Althen-des-Paluds
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
Althen-des-Paluds
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| Coordinates: 44°00′20″N 4°57′32″E / 44.0056°N 4.9589°ECoordinates: 44°00′20″N 4°57′32″E / 44.0056°N 4.9589°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras | |
| Canton | Monteux | |
| Intercommunality | Les Sorgues du Comtat | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Michel Terrisse | |
| Area1 | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 2,671 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84001 /84210 | |
| Elevation | 27–38 m (89–125 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Althen-des-Paluds is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
The commune is crossed by the river Sorgue.
The name of Althen-des-Paluds is a homage to Jean Althen.
The climate is of Mediterranean type and is characterized by rather hot and dry summers and soft winters.
The average temperatures oscillate between 0 and 30° according to the season. The record of temperature since the existence of the INRA' station is of 40,5°C at the time of the European heat wave of 2003 on August 5 and -12,8°C on January 5, 1985. The weather statements are done with Agroparc office of Avignon.
Monteux
Bédarrides
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Velleron
Le Thor
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
Althen-des-Paluds is twinned with:
Town hall of Althen des Paluds
Church of Althen des Paluds
Jean Althen Statue
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