Cadenet
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region
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| Coordinates: 43°44′36″N 5°22′34″E / 43.7433°N 5.3761°ECoordinates: 43°44′36″N 5°22′34″E / 43.7433°N 5.3761°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Apt | |
| Canton | Cadenet | |
| Intercommunality | Portes du Luberon | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Fernand Perez | |
| Area1 | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,032 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84026 / 84160 | |
| Elevation | 147–376 m (482–1,234 ft) (avg. 234 m or 768 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.
Cadenet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Its inhabitants are called Cadenétiens.
Cadenet is a village located on the southern slopes of the Luberon Massif, overlooking the valley of the Durance. It is 57 km southeast of Avignon, 59 km north of Marseille and 616 km as the crow flies from Paris.
It is accessed from Lourmarin to the north by county (départemental) main road 943. Secondary county road 973 crosses the south of the village on an east–west axis and allows it to connect to Lauris to the west, and runs east to Villelaure and Pertuis. County roads 43, 59, 118 and 139 also pass through the town.
A railway runs through the town on an east–west axis across the plains at the south end of the village. This is the line of the Cheval-Blanc in Pertuis.
The village is situated on a hill overlooking the valley of the Durance, on the southern Luberon Massif, in mountainous terrain formed during the Early Cretaceous period. Several other hills lie to the east, including Castellar. The alluvial plains of the Durance lie to the south. The town lies on the perimeter of the Luberon Geological Nature Reserve because of the proximity to exceptional fossil sites.
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